Overview: Sabine Schmitz had long been racing before coming to international fame and becoming a recognizable figure on television. Sabine Schimtz was born to a family of hotel and restaurant owners eventually trained to manage one owned by her family near the racetrack in Nurburg. Eventually she and her sisters began racing but Sabine was the only one who stuck with it after a few amateur victories. She has remakred she has probably been around the Nurburgring over 30,000 times. Her familiarity and knowledge of the racetrack have earned her the nickname "The Queen of the Ring". She is more recognized as a commentator and TV personality beginning with her time at the reigns of the BMW Ring Taxi. BMW Sponsors her company Sabine Schmitz Motorsports which operates the "Ring Taxi" a ride given to tourists and race enthusiasts around the track at high speed. The vehicles provided are always the current generation of the famed BMW M5. Sabine stopped driving the Ring Taxi since 2011. When she was driving she allowed her passengers to record their experience with her driving which were often uploaded to youtube, increasing her popularity along with her appearances on Top Gear.