@@mr.know-all6984 No it was ..and ON. She said she could could break 10mins in a Ford Transit. she bagged 10:08 if memory serves. Secondrun they had a car out front to draft...lost extra weight.etc. wasnt scripted...not that part.
"The locals." She lived there. That was her home. She grew up there. She's THE local. The one the other locals try to keep up with. Tourist went there just so she could give them a ride in her taxi.
@@schumifannreins295 Now they're trying to beat her Van lap time. Now that she's dead, so she can't turn around, and take her records back. Fucking buzzards.
I've been trying to think of something to say about Sabine. There are a lot of thoughts, but at the heart of it all is that she made me happy whenever she was on TV. I feel a ton of joy whenever I drive my GTI, it's great to see she had fun too
When Sabine says "no problem," tighten your belt and put in your mouth guard. You can see the red mist descend when she sees cars in front of her. She's such a legend!
The ability to afford a Carrera GT3 has no impact on the ability to take full advantage of its capabilities. Sabine was incredible. I teared up (again, for like, the 100th time - happens every time I watch any vid featuring her) watching this. I hope she and Gilles Villeneuve are in their favorite rides, chasing each other throughout the heavens.
I mean can you really call it crazy stalker when you're loving every second of it? Something tells me she's the one with a procession of dudes and exes who've obsessed over her through the years. I know I'd have trouble moving on from a relationship with someone like her.
"You think we can keep up?" Mate, they put her in a van and she was still passing people. RIP Sabine. You deserved more of life and the world would have loved more of you.
I've loved Sabine Schmitz since her Jaguar S-Type Diesel & Ford Transit videos for Top Gear... her enthusiasm & passion has never wavered ever since... the world will miss her greatly... the Nordschliefe is a lonelier place with her...
I've done a Touristfahrten in '08 in a 120 HP Suzuki Ignis (granted, properly track-prepped with stripped interior, cage, R-compound tires, proper track-grade diff that you would never run on the street) and, while I'm no 'ring expert, I'm a pretty good driver with some karting and HPDE experience from the united states. I had no problem passing all sorts of "fast cars". Lots of people running the 'ring are not lapping it particularly quickly. That said, I got completely owned by the Ring taxi, so Sabine herself may have passed ME! (or it was one of the other ring taxi drivers)
Archhhhh no problem... Such a lovely woman witty.. Funny and a genuinely kind human being... Pure talent when it came to driving ... Will always be a legend.... Good bless her....
Yup and that's what makes the Clarkson fanboys cringe so much: the fact that she was only barely in the Clarkson hosted version of the show but became a regular in the reboot. And on that bombshell...
Watching this video for the first time makes me sad and happy 🥺 Seeing Sabine laughing and ripping up the track, hearing her laugh, and just having fun! I only ever known her through her being on shows and RUclips, but she just seems to give off a great vibe and I look forward to watching more videos I have yet to discover of her driving. RIP Sabine 🙏🏽❤️
It's hard to set up a fast lap around the 'Ring. Of course they're gonna dramatise it, but truth is, the girl is a pro racing driver, and she is well used to the track. They obviously exagerate it because it's TV, but the it's probably still very very fast.
There is something about Sabines death that makes me want to actually look at the new series, I've never liked it since the original trio left but now I'm starting to express an interest into actually watching Series 30 at some point. RIP Sabine - aka the Queen of the Nordschelife - 1969-2021
You have to admit...part of the reason they are blowing by so many giants is that Sabine is such a good driver and the owners of the other cars probably aren't.
TheAAP2011 it still is. Official numbers don’t mean much. Sports auto tested both cars on Nürburgring and hockenheimring and the golf was faster on both.
@@Hermes8A8A yah unfortunately life isn't fair and someone wanted her a bit earlier up there I guess. But she will never be forgotten and I'm glad she was honoured on Manthey's winner car yesterday!
@@Hermes8A8A yesterday the 24h race of Nürburgring Nordschleife (her hometrack) ended. Her Name was honoured on several cars, but Manthey racing with their Porsche GT3 has won, so in the end the win was for Sabine as well. Loved when the camera zoomed in on the winners car and her name was shown. Nice gesture in my opinion
Yes, but nobody said the Golf is faster than those cars. It's just fun to see a pro driver beat these cars in a Golf. This isn't supposed to be a serious test.
They have the top gear camera crew all around as well. I bet the drivers were warned of the golf. That if it shows up in your rear view, let it pass because they are promoting the Golf.
Sabine a melhor Piloto que já existiu, você vê que ela dirigia com amor, todos que amam dirigir tem essa mesma vibração quando dirige. SABINE obrigado por tudo!
The things German and Irish have in common is the manic energy and the look of craziness in their eyes, funny thing is I’m a hybrid of both, I got the Switzer, Kraushaar, and Rädner, as well as Pearson, Godfrey, and Heffernan in me and I am proud and I do wish to race this in my own BMW M3 or as I like to call her Verrückt.
Awe man the feels train as entered the track. Her personality was so bubbly, you will be missed Sabine. One lap ahead.
51 years old is way too young :( Such a sad day.
11 year old me was simping for Sabine.
27 year old me respected and admired her beauty, skills, and strength. Rest in Horsepower Sabine Schmitz!
RIP Sabine, You're just one lap ahead of the rest of us.
Alot more knowing her
she's 10000 laps ahead and 1 hour faster than us.
Sabine has passed sports cars in a VAN though on the 'Ring before, lol. She makes anything fast.
It's scripted Idiot 😂😂🤣
@@mr.know-all6984 No it was ..and ON. She said she could could break 10mins in a Ford Transit. she bagged 10:08 if memory serves. Secondrun they had a car out front to draft...lost extra weight.etc.
wasnt scripted...not that part.
Deathbrewer it’s just people taking it easy around the ring
Ajajaja los pasaban porque le daban lugar a la peligrosa conductora jajajaj
She was trying to beat the 9:59 minute made by a fat man in a Diesel Jag!
"The locals." She lived there. That was her home. She grew up there. She's THE local. The one the other locals try to keep up with. Tourist went there just so she could give them a ride in her taxi.
Yep. No-one beats 30k laps on the Ring.
@@schumifannreins295 Now they're trying to beat her Van lap time. Now that she's dead, so she can't turn around, and take her records back. Fucking buzzards.
@@Psiberzerker that's not right
@@lewismachin20 What isn't?
@@Psiberzerker taking her lap times they should be left for a piece of history
She s so in her element driving round the ring. RIP Sabine.
Sabine makes every car video better :)
MravacKid to the
Good Good to the..... The window to the waaaaaalllll
RIP
@@bali27 😭😭😭😭
She made it look easy, I felt her glee when saying "there are enemies!"
I laughed when she said they are enemies 🤣but I'm so sad now😭😭😭😭
I don’t think anyone ever disliked her. RIP. Legend.
Sabine was the only person on Top Gear that didn't get hate mail.
Rip sabine one of the fastest women in the world
And already, we miss her energy. RIP Queen Sabine
I've been trying to think of something to say about Sabine. There are a lot of thoughts, but at the heart of it all is that she made me happy whenever she was on TV. I feel a ton of joy whenever I drive my GTI, it's great to see she had fun too
“It’s Rory Reid not Rory Worried” 🤣🤣🤣 RIP Sabine
When Sabine says "no problem," tighten your belt and put in your mouth guard. You can see the red mist descend when she sees cars in front of her. She's such a legend!
Such a huge personality and so entertaining to watch. Taken far too soon, but achieved so much. An absolute legend.
I'm sad she's gone and I'm sad we never got to see granny Sabine blowing people away on the Ring.
Rest In Peace Sabine. You always will be the queen of the ring.
Oh Sabine . . . your passing makes me sad. Long live The Queen of The 'Ring!
Amen to that sir.
The ability to afford a Carrera GT3 has no impact on the ability to take full advantage of its capabilities.
Sabine was incredible. I teared up (again, for like, the 100th time - happens every time I watch any vid featuring her) watching this.
I hope she and Gilles Villeneuve are in their favorite rides, chasing each other throughout the heavens.
She was the only reason I would watch top gear after the trio left. Rest in power Sabine
*passes a 90k car*
Oh, cool, *maniacal laughter*😂😂😂😂😂
Queen of the ring no doubt.
I love her enthusiasm. It's almost at crazy stalker girlfriend level. 2:27
lmfao!! her face! you described it perfectly
I mean can you really call it crazy stalker when you're loving every second of it?
Something tells me she's the one with a procession of dudes and exes who've obsessed over her through the years. I know I'd have trouble moving on from a relationship with someone like her.
contagious Sabine smile 💖
In case anyone was curious. The vw clubsport s best lap was a 7:47:19
Damn, and I STILL cannot crack 8:00 with a FASTER car on a racing simulator...
Rest in perfect Power sabine 🥲
Yes, horsepower.
"You think we can keep up?" Mate, they put her in a van and she was still passing people.
RIP Sabine. You deserved more of life and the world would have loved more of you.
Sabine, you will be sorely missed. Scaring people with your unmatched driving skills, always one lap ahead.
RIP.
She's scaring the shit out of God in the big Nurburgring in the sky now. RIP
The next episode of the new Top Gear has to have a tribute to sabine schmitz
The way she says no problem at the 1:03 mark is pure Sabine. RIP to a tremendous driver.
I've loved Sabine Schmitz since her Jaguar S-Type Diesel & Ford Transit videos for Top Gear...
her enthusiasm & passion has never wavered ever since...
the world will miss her greatly... the Nordschliefe is a lonelier place with her...
I've done a Touristfahrten in '08 in a 120 HP Suzuki Ignis (granted, properly track-prepped with stripped interior, cage, R-compound tires, proper track-grade diff that you would never run on the street) and, while I'm no 'ring expert, I'm a pretty good driver with some karting and HPDE experience from the united states. I had no problem passing all sorts of "fast cars". Lots of people running the 'ring are not lapping it particularly quickly.
That said, I got completely owned by the Ring taxi, so Sabine herself may have passed ME! (or it was one of the other ring taxi drivers)
that was a $90,000 car!!
Sabine: "oh...cool!"
*sends porsche to gapplebees*
RIP
Rest in peace Sabine!
Who's only here for Sabine!!
She was always so positive and full of energy..
Her "ah cool" at the end was just amazing.
I hope to ride along with The Queen of The Ring one day.
Edit: Rest In Peace Sabine 🙏🏽
I was told she retired from Taxi driving.
Good to see her still doing Top Gear.
I was at the track for 6 weeks, disappointed not to see her.
Ring Dave really? That sucks. I still hope to meet her one day.
Me too
I want to race her on this track one day
I think you can still hire her. But she is no longer a part of the Ringtaxi. Frikadelli racing is her company now www.frikadelli-racing-team.de/uk/
when I see her smile, it just brings back so much joy. Really miss you Sabine.
I missed Sabine around the Nurburgring
She's the first member of Team TopGear to pass away 💔 😭
Incredible driving talent. Race in peace. 🏁
The best. Most underrated Hot Hatch ever. If Porsche were to make a Track Perfromance FWD Car. This is it 👍🏽
Underated??? The GTI? Lol the 308 GTI or maybe the focus ST.
Sideways Sid I think you are stretching the term "underrated" a bit too much. LMAO
thatoriordanlad Yup! ROFL
Test a 308 gti. Then tell me what car is underrated ;)
"Hot Hatch" Are you talking about the car or the driver? ;)
"It's the singer, not the song."
- The Rolling Stones
Dream girl
E-B-M-M R-L your damn right.
Jawohl!
Dawww, you cannot have her haha
La Stiletto the sad truth
She better know how to cook as well for that title.
It's so sad she's gone. She was an amazing driver
R.I.P Sabine Schmitz.🙏🙏 The Nurburgring and we will miss you legend🌷💐💐💐
Holy tire smokes, Sabine on Nürburgring might be the closest we'll ever get to Takumi on Akina in real life.
Well, she was called the Queen of the 'Ring just like Takumi was called the Ghost of Akina.
My heart aches just watching this back RIP Sabine never forgotten 💕
She needs her own show! I adore her enthusiasm
Archhhhh no problem... Such a lovely woman witty.. Funny and a genuinely kind human being... Pure talent when it came to driving ... Will always be a legend.... Good bless her....
Sabine was one of the very few things that made new Top Gear watchable. Hard to believe that she has gone.
Yup and that's what makes the Clarkson fanboys cringe so much: the fact that she was only barely in the Clarkson hosted version of the show but became a regular in the reboot.
And on that bombshell...
No shit! You put a world class driver behind the wheel of a Fiat Panda and she'll still overtake a GT4 driven by some bloke on his 3rd track day.
Vikram Selvaraj I LOLed hard
Another Legend gone but will be sadly very very missed deep in our hearts 💕 Always Sabine True Legend.
This should be their commercial ad.
Watching this video for the first time makes me sad and happy 🥺 Seeing Sabine laughing and ripping up the track, hearing her laugh, and just having fun! I only ever known her through her being on shows and RUclips, but she just seems to give off a great vibe and I look forward to watching more videos I have yet to discover of her driving. RIP Sabine 🙏🏽❤️
What a wonderful spirit. Amen Sabine. Life is to be lived, and from my perspective, you won the race....congratulations.
It's all about the driver
It's hard to set up a fast lap around the 'Ring. Of course they're gonna dramatise it, but truth is, the girl is a pro racing driver, and she is well used to the track. They obviously exagerate it because it's TV, but the it's probably still very very fast.
Not at all that it's all about the driver, this golf is an amazing handling car... It's about a car this time.
"There are enemies!" 😂😂😂
RIP Sabine - you were an inspiration to so many xx
The reason why i bought a gti CS for three years Ago 👌🏽
Being overtaken by golf is not really that embarassing, compare to being overtaken by ford transit (also with sabine schmitz as the driver)
I'm laughing and crying at the same time. Ruhe in Frieden Sabine!
It would be nice if she would be given a final lap of honour in the ring. A true legend she is.
they did a silent lap for her 5 porche
It just proves that it's more about the driver... Almost any modern car is capable of more performance than 90% of the people who will drive it...
There is something about Sabines death that makes me want to actually look at the new series, I've never liked it since the original trio left but now I'm starting to express an interest into actually watching Series 30 at some point.
RIP Sabine - aka the Queen of the Nordschelife - 1969-2021
Damn, Sabine could drive. So sad she is gone, but will never be forgotten.
The motoring world is gonna miss this great woman. Race In Peace Sabine.
RIP Sabine ❤️
Rip Sabine love ❤️ you, they should name a corner after her.
Sabine, you were fancied, admired, loved even worshipped by many many petrolheads. What a woman. Race in peace
R.I.P. Sabine ❤️
Rest In Peace Sabine. Always a happy go lucky person. She will be missed.
I miss Sabine so much, what a phenomenal driver and her enduring attitude and laughter will be greatly missed as well. Rest In Power, Sabine. ✊❤
You have to admit...part of the reason they are blowing by so many giants is that Sabine is such a good driver and the owners of the other cars probably aren't.
For some reason, i feel she would make a faster lap in a Porsche than in this Golf.
what a bullshit video...
Giorgio Rp come on its obviously a set up entertaining video. its here for fun :)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_N%C3%BCrburgring_Nordschleife_lap_times
but Grand Tour said Honda Civic Type R was fastest front wheel drive car...
I think the FK8 Type R released after this Golf Clubsport
Sandy Telfer this was broadcasted in March.
when sports auto tested both cars on the nurburgring the golf was faster
The Golf WAS the fastest until the Type R put on a show.
TheAAP2011 it still is. Official numbers don’t mean much. Sports auto tested both cars on Nürburgring and hockenheimring and the golf was faster on both.
When does the latest series come back in the telly in the UK?
Rest in peace Sabine 😢
Getting a ride in Sabine's ring taxi was on my bucket list.
RIP Sabine Schmitz
It always was on my bucket list as well, but at least I got a hug from her in 2012.
Rip Racebee
@@azeQify I know it is sad how disposable life can seem to become, out of the blue.
@@Hermes8A8A yah unfortunately life isn't fair and someone wanted her a bit earlier up there I guess.
But she will never be forgotten and I'm glad she was honoured on Manthey's winner car yesterday!
@@azeQify I dont know about any of that...please elaborate for me.
@@Hermes8A8A yesterday the 24h race of Nürburgring Nordschleife (her hometrack) ended. Her Name was honoured on several cars, but Manthey racing with their Porsche GT3 has won, so in the end the win was for Sabine as well. Loved when the camera zoomed in on the winners car and her name was shown. Nice gesture in my opinion
It looks fun as all hell to be in the passenger seat with her at the wheel!
I’m very sorry to report that Sabine Schmitz has died aged 51 today due to cancer and illness
That's not serious guys. U're comparing a racing driver in a press car VS casual drivers in their own car.
Nabs Zidane and mostly they didn't even try to fight
They let them go
Yes, but nobody said the Golf is faster than those cars. It's just fun to see a pro driver beat these cars in a Golf. This isn't supposed to be a serious test.
They have the top gear camera crew all around as well. I bet the drivers were warned of the golf. That if it shows up in your rear view, let it pass because they are promoting the Golf.
The problem is that non car guys will think that a golf is faster than supercars...
Nabs Zidane *James Mays in their own car
Omg, Sabine. 💖💖💖
What is the actual time for this car around this track?
anthony mills about 10 secs slower than the pathethic Nissan GTR
No the Golf is 31 seconds slower than the GTR
Alisio Ardiona ayyy
Great combo....Sabine, Rory the Ring and a Golf. Such infectious enthusiasm from Sabine, will be missing you.
Sabine, we will miss you soooo much.
Thanks for your espectacular legacy.
Every race, every smile, every Sunny!
👏😉🤘
Sabine a melhor Piloto que já existiu, você vê que ela dirigia com amor, todos que amam dirigir tem essa mesma vibração quando dirige.
SABINE obrigado por tudo!
This is sublime. All she did as pass. The only guy that re-passed her (#53) she re-passed and them left him in the weeds. Bloody hell what a clip !
Love the maniacal laugh of hers.
Question, was that model quicker than the other GTi's, or has that car been unrated extensively?
Sabine is awesome. May she rest in peace.
Love Sabine, wish they would bring her on more often.
RIP Sabine. She was A LEGEND behind the wheel of anything.
She still makes us smile, RIP Sabine.
RIP Sabine. I’m so sad I never met her
Suche a sad day today, R.I.P. Sabine 🥺
Rory Worried! XD
The things German and Irish have in common is the manic energy and the look of craziness in their eyes, funny thing is I’m a hybrid of both, I got the Switzer, Kraushaar, and Rädner, as well as Pearson, Godfrey, and Heffernan in me and I am proud and I do wish to race this in my own BMW M3 or as I like to call her Verrückt.
Awesome car - but the new Type R and especially the Megane RS ups the game. Love my MkVII Sport, does everything well.
Rest in peace Sabine, you will forever be a racing legend