Here's Sabine scaring the sh*t out of Tiff...and Tiff isn't exactly a bitch. 4:44 - his eyes are shut, and she's laughing like a crazy person.
Awesome.
Re: So long, Sabine...
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:45 am
by gnat
5chn3ll wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:23 am
Sabine was an intermittent guest on Top Gear...I'm sure the hive mind can put together a season/episode list.
She did at least 3 guest spots that I know of (Jeremy in the Jag on the Ring, Van on the Ring, and a competition show between the TG crew and the crew from the German show she was on), but I think there may have been a few more. She also was a host of TG in the post Clarkson/Hammond/May era, but I never saw those
Re: So long, Sabine...
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:34 am
by 32wildbilly
Holy Shitballs! She could drive and have fun while doing it.
5chn3ll wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:23 am
Sabine was an intermittent guest on Top Gear...I'm sure the hive mind can put together a season/episode list. The one getting mentioned most here is the van episode:
It's not that uncommon to see someone who does something better than most other folks...but it IS uncommon to see someone who enjoys doing that one thing as much as she did. She looked as happy driving as Daniel Ricciardo does - but with much more mischief.
Re: So long, Sabine...
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:05 am
by 32wildbilly
I love two of her quotes: "Hold on old man" and "He was driving like HELL." Clearly she loved what she was doing. It is a great loss. Thanks for posting these clips.
5chn3ll wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:31 am
Here's Sabine scaring the sh*t out of Tiff...and Tiff isn't exactly a bitch. 4:44 - his eyes are shut, and she's laughing like a crazy person.
Awesome.
Re: So long, Sabine...
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:12 am
by 5chn3ll
Sabine loved to drive on the edge. If you like F1, I think she drove a lot like Vettel used to before whatever happened to Vettel broke him.
I like to drive close to the limit, but I try to avoid exceeding the limit. Sabine looked happiest when she was 101% of the limit...pulling the rip cord a few seconds late just for fun.
Dgi 07 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:56 am
one of the most badass women in the automotive world.
Watching her beat Clarkson in a van, made me a fan. Rest in Peace
She didn't actually beat him in the van, but she was damn close and still proved her point.
At this point, in my head, she beat him.
Re: So long, Sabine...
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 11:14 am
by Dr_Strangelove
gnat wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:45 am
She also was a host of TG in the post Clarkson/Hammond/May era, but I never saw those
Yeah she was the host of TG Germany.
5chn3ll wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:12 am
If you like F1, I think she drove a lot like Vettel used to before whatever happened to Vettel broke him.
His love of Ferrari and the lack of reciprocation from Ferrari is what I believe broke him. If you listen to his Beyond the Grid Podcast interview from last year I think that comes across.
Re: So long, Sabine...
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:25 pm
by 5chn3ll
I do feel for the guy - leaving RB and going to Ferrari was the dream that turned into the freight elevator heading down for his F1 career, at least in the short term. He picked both the perfect time and the worst time to take his dream job...
Re: So long, Sabine...
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:33 pm
by Dr_Strangelove
Yeah as an awkward midwestern boy who loved Michael Schumacher, imagine how much you'd love Michael Schumacher if you were 1) German 2) An F1 Driver 3) A German F1 Driver once touted as "the next Michael Schumacher."
Gotta be a rough reality check.
Re: So long, Sabine...
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:54 pm
by 5chn3ll
If I slide into heaven (or whatever) backwards on fire shouting “wooooooOOoooOo” like Sabine...I’m ok with that.
