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Is it wrong to fantasise about Sabine Schmitz? A slow afternoon in the office combined with YouTube reveals she's hosting a German motoring show, D Motor on DMAX that bears an uncanny resemblance to a certain British programme.

Except it has presenters who can drive.

Sabine came to the attention of Top Gear viewers when she damn near beat Clarkson's Jag 'ring lap in a bog standard transit van. But it was her brusque no nonsense teutonic demeanour that stuck in the mind. I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for her to make a lot more more appearances on the show, something tells me that Jezza would be less than enthusuastic about giving more airtime to somebody who's opinionated, German, a woman, and actually knows which end of a racecar is up.

For now she must remain in my fevered imaginings, telling me off for clipping apexes.

Sabine in action, and some more.