Mourning Herbert Schnitzer: BMW team legend passes away on 85th birthday

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    There is great sadness following the death of Herbert Schnitzer. The last of the four Schnitzer brothers, who owned the legendary BMW racing outfit, passed away peacefully at home in Freilassing on Friday - on his 85th birthday - surrounded by his family.
    "Now all three are together, Dieter and Charly, gone from us far too soon," writes former racing driver Christian Menzel, who shared a photo ...Keep reading
     

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