'Queen of the Ring' Sabine Schmitz dies
Famous German racing driver Sabine Schmitz has passed away at the age of 51 after a three-year battle against cancer.
The Nürburgring racetrack said the following in a statement: "The Nürburgring has lost its most famous female racing driver. Sabine Schmitz passed away far too early after a long illness. We will miss her and her cheerful nature. Rest in peace Sabine."
Rest in peace you wonderful, powerful, hilarious person. pic.twitter.com/nwXgBwZsbE
— chris harris (@harrismonkey) March 17, 2021
Schmitz became famous after she raced Jeremy Clarkson around Germany's Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in a Ford Transit Van on British television show Top Gear in 2004. She was also known for driving the BMW 'ring taxi' around the Nürburgring race track as well as being a television personality.
Chris Harris remembers Sabine Schmitz. @harrismonkey pays tribute to the ground-breaking racing driver and presenter https://t.co/nmZE6642c7 pic.twitter.com/JGrpJAlliU
— Top Gear (@BBC_TopGear) March 17, 2021
The German star revealed via Facebook in 2020 that she had been battling cancer since 2017.
