A sad day. Rest in peace now, the First Lady of Motorsport. https://news.sky.com/story/sabine-s...rburgring-racing-driver-dies-aged-51-12248488 Not just a good Woman driver, a great driver regardless of gender. And seemed such a good sparky character.
Indeed. Such a shame RIP The transit Van lap was probably the most impressive lap I’ve seen. She’s on another level.
That is brutal - same age as me, f**k that cancer to hell. She was a serious pilot and funny as well.
I was fortunate enough to get a lap in the E39 M5 back in 2002 with her. She was crazy, chatting away whilst drifting the car! RIP Sabine.
This weekend @ Nurnburgring 24 hours race.... and there is a tribute to Sabine ... Lap of honour in memory of Sabine Schmitz. Today at 6:00pm CEST, Nürburgring legend Johannes Scheid will do a lap around the #Nordschleife in the 1996 BMW M3 'Eifelblitz'. Together with Sabine, he won the ADAC TOTAL 24h-Rennen Nürburgring twice.…
To paraphrase Tyrell in Blade Runner. The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long - and you have burned so very, very brightly, Sabine.
It’s official! A curve for Sabine! Highest honor for the Queen Of The Ring First curve on the Nordschleife to be named Sabine grew up a few meters away from the curve in Nürburg Gateway to the Nordschleife will be named in the future Inauguration: September 11. | ROWE 6 h race of the Nürburgring long distance series Nürburgring
In the eyes of motorsport fans, there can be no tougher race than the 24 Hours Nürburgring. The Queen of the Nürburgring, Sabine Schmitz, remains the only woman to have won this race in 1996 and 1997. Rising to fame in a BMW M2, she circled the circuit 27,000 times and won nearly 50 career races there, earning her nickname. #WorldOfRECARO #WomensHistoryMonth #SabineSchmitz