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1. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk › entry › sabine-schmitzSabine Schmitz, Motor Racing Legend And Top Gear Star, Dies ...

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   Mar 17, 2021 · German racing legend and Top Gear star Sabine Schmitz has died at the age of 51. Sabine, also known as the Queen of the Nurburgring, revealed last year that she had diagnosed with cancer in...

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   Mar 17, 2021 · Sabine Schmitz, the only woman to win the 24 Hours of Nurburgring race, has died at the age of 51. The so-called ‘Queen of the Nurburgring’ had been fighting a rare form of cancer since...

3. www.motorsportmagazine.com › articles › sports-carsSabine Schmitz obituary: Queen of the Nürburgring who loved ...

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   Mar 17, 2021 · Sabine Schmitz, who has died from cancer, aged 51, lapped the Nürburgring more than 30,000 times with races, passenger rides and - famously in a Transit van for Top Gear

4. www.autoweek.com › news › peopleSabine Schmitz, Queen of the Nürburgring, Dead at 51 - Autoweek

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   Mar 17, 2021 · Sabine Schmitz, the Queen of the Nürburgring, who won many races at that scary and storied track, has died after a long battle with cancer. She was 51. Schmitz literally grew up at the ‘ Ring,...

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   Mar 17, 2021 · Former Top Gear presenter Sabine Schmitz - famous for being the only woman to win the Nurburgring 24 Hours - has died aged 51. Schmitz said last year that she had been diagnosed with cancer...

6. www.ctvnews.ca › autos › sabine-schmitz-queen-of-theSabine Schmitz, 'Queen of the Nurburgring,' dead at 51

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   Mar 17, 2021 · She died on Tuesday after a "brave fight against cancer," according to a tweet from Frikadelli Racing, a motorsport team Schmitz founded with husband Klaus Abbelen, a fellow racing driver.

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   Did Nurburgring lose its most famous female racing driver?

   • Nurburgring, the iconic German racing track, said in a statement on Wednesday: “The Nurburgring 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.

   Sabine Schmitz, Motor Racing Legend And Top Gear Star, Dies Aged 51

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   What happened to the Nurburgring?

   • The Nurburgring last held a Formula 1 race in 2020, when it replaced one of the cancelled events in the Covid-hit season. Despite Germany's long history with the sport and its connection to the Nurburgring, there have been no recent announcements about an F1 race there.

   Nurburgring ‘willing to talk’ about returning to F1 race calendar

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   Why is the Nurburgring famous?

   • The Nurburgring is one of the most iconic Formula 1 race tracks of all time, famous for being immortalised in many documentaries and movies, most recently in the Chris Hemsworth-starrer Rush, which dramatised the 1976 world championship duel between Niki Lauda and James Hunt. It is right up there alongside Monza and Monaco.

   Eifel GP Preview: F1 Returns To Nurburgring After A Hiatus Of Seven Ye…

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   What happened at Nurburgring Nordschleife?

   • Schmitz said last year that she had been diagnosed with cancer in 2017. Schmitz had become synonymous with the Nurburgring Nordschleife, the 14-mile circuit in Germany that is renowned as the toughest in the world. She won the 24-hour touring car race at the track twice, in 1996 and 1997, driving a BMW M3.

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   Why is the Nürburgring so dangerous?

   • Narrator: But it isn't simply jumps and drops that cause so many accidents on the Nürburgring. On a 13-mile track made up of around 170 different tight corners, about 90% of them are blind. The Ring's infamous turn they call Kallenhard, about 5 miles into the track, is the perfect example of just how blind these corners can be.

   Legendary Nürburgring is the most dangerous

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8. news.sky.com › story › sabine-schmitz-dead-top-gearSabine Schmitz: Top Gear star and 'Queen of the Nürburgring ...

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   Mar 17, 2021 · The German, widely known as the "Queen of the Nürburgring", had suffered a long illness with cancer. A statement issued by the famous German racetrack said: "The Nürburgring has lost its most famous female racing driver. Schmitz was known for her appearances on the BBC's Top Gear Pic: PinPep/Shutterstock.