The famed race car driver is best known for being the only woman to win Germany’s Nurburgring Nordschleife, one of the toughest racing circuits in the world, in 1996 and 1997. She first appeared on Top Gear in 2004 and became a presenter in 2016. Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson tweeted: “Terrible news about Sabine Schmitz. Such a sunny person and so full of beans.”
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