Racer wins Blick election: Fabio Scherer’s past as a skiing talent helped with Action of the Year

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It was a neck-and-neck race between car racing and tennis. But then Fabio Scherer (24) received a few more votes than Dominic Stricker (21) in the Blick election for ‘Action of the Year’, although the tennis youth apparently also campaigned hard in his environment to ensure that his legendary singing performance was recognised. US Open must vote.

But Scherer also stepped on the gas in the middle of the winter break. De Engelberger says: “A few colleagues and I even asked many people in the Ski Jumping World Cup last weekend if they should vote for me.” Scherer also describes that many people around him also voted for him to help Swiss motorsport gain visibility.

Triumph at Le Mans with a broken foot

Scherer’s promotion of the year? At the infamous 24th Le Mans race, an opposing car ran over his foot in the pit lane, but the Swiss then fought on despite three broken metatarsals and took victory in the LMP2 class.

Victorious at Le Mans with a broken foot – how was that even possible? Of course, with a lot of adrenaline and cooling measures to prevent swelling of the foot during the phases in which the two teammates were behind the wheel. What was also a blessing in disguise was that the fractures had not displaced. But during treatment later in Switzerland, another factor emerged.

Scherer: “Because I wanted to drive in Monza four weeks after Le Mans, I had myself treated by a foot surgeon. It was also inexplicable to him how I could keep driving. He suspected that it was due to my particularly strong foot muscles.” And it has its origins on the ski slopes.

Scherer could have made it to the Ski World Cup

Scherer was one of the great talents in Central Switzerland before deciding at the age of 17 to pursue a career in motorsport, which he had pursued for a long time. As a junior, Engelberger skied at the level of Semyel Bissig, Alexis Monney, Yannick Chabloz and Mathias Iten, all of whom have now reached the World Cup. “I still ski a lot, it’s part of my training. That’s why no racing team has ever wanted to ban me. I could fall while cycling,” says Scherer. This winter, a little pinch in his ski boots and while jogging every now and then still reminds him of the Le Mans incident.

The comeback in the racing car went according to plan in the summer and Scherer did not have to miss any races. In the beginning, a carbon sole in the shoe protected the healed bones. The Engelberger will continue in the World Endurance Championship in 2024, but will change teams in its traditional LMP2 class.

Source : Blick