PARTING GLANCE

GLASS ACT

Sabine Schmitz.
Photo courtesy of Serengeti

Sabine Schmitz likes to go fast. On a race course. And, anywhere else in a car.

So, for the German professional motor racing driver for BMW and Porsche—who is also one of the new hosts for the wildly popular BBC motoring program “Top Gear”—visual acuity is critical.

Which lenses does Schmitz choose for driving? The “SpeedBee” opts for glass.

In fact, the “Queen of the Ring”—known as such for her fastest-in-the-world lap times in the BMW “ring taxi” around Nürburgring race track in Nürburg, Germany—believed so much in the optical clarity and performance-enhancing features of glass that she became an ambassador for Serengeti sunwear. She now relies on Serengeti sunwear with glass lenses from Corning Specialty Glass for visual performance behind the wheel.