Forza Motorsport 7 pays tribute to Sabine Schmitz with new Rivals event

Today, Forza Motorsport seven lovingly pays tribute to an absolute legend behind the wheel, Sabine Schmitz. Known as the Queen of the Nürburgring by motorcar fanatics, Sabine Schmitz was the first woman to win the infamous 24 Hours Race at the Nürburgring, made regular appearances on Top Gear, and overall was a beloved high-profile commuter. Starting today, players can accolade her retentiveness by participating in a new Rivals event in Forza Motorsport 7.

Join the states in paying tribute to the Queen of the Nürburgring in a new Rivals event, available now in-game. Recreate Sabine Schmitz'due south iconic run around the Nordschleife in the Ford Transit SuperSportVan. picture.twitter.com/HGiB3nW92A
— Forza Motorsport (@ForzaMotorsport) March thirty, 2022

The Rivals outcome has players go behind the wheel of a Ford Transit SuperSportVan and race around the Nordschleife track. This particular Rivals effect is a throwback to when Sabine Schmitz jokingly criticized the then-Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson for his time around the same runway in a Jaguar, and claimed she could beat that fourth dimension in a van. She so proceeded to admittedly crush Jeremy Clarkson's time when racing around the track in the verbal aforementioned car he used.

Forza Motorsport 7 is hands-down one of the all-time racing games for Xbox, and it's great to encounter the title award such a legendary commuter. If you haven't played Forza Motorsport vii yet, information technology'due south included in Xbox Game Pass.

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