In March 2015, "The Guardian" featured a satirical article calling for Schmitz to be the new presenter of "Top Gear" in order to gracefully cancel the show, concluding that "She has appeared from time to time on "Top Gear" in the past, and shown herself to possess exactly the right mix of knowledge and boisterousness for the job every time. Plus, she is both German and a woman, a combination of traits so alien to the majority of Top Gear viewers that the whole show would probably self-destruct within an hour of her taking the job. And surely, at this point, that would, as they say, be the best outcome for everyone involved."