F1 NEWS: It’s sad as Formula 1 legend is dead ,By Agency Report.
Niki Lauda, a three-time Formula 1 world champion, has died at the age of 70.
The Austrian – a three-time world champion and the only man to have won the drivers’ title for both Ferrari and McLaren pass away less than a year after undergoing a lung transplant.
Life and times of Lauda
Lauda won his first F1 championship in 1975, and was on course to retain his title the following year until a horrific near-fatal crash at the German Grand Prix at the famous Nurburgring.
He suffered severe burns to his head and face and suffered lung damage from inhaling toxic gases when his Ferrari burst into flames during the race.
Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda is dead
Reading Time: 2 mins read
Niki Lauda, a three-time Formula 1 world champion, has died at the age of 70.
The Austrian – a three-time world champion and the only man to have won the drivers’ title for both Ferrari and McLaren pass away less than a year after undergoing a lung transplant.
Life and times of Lauda
Lauda won his first F1 championship in 1975, and was on course to retain his title the following year until a horrific near-fatal crash at the German Grand Prix at the famous Nurburgring.
He suffered severe burns to his head and face and suffered lung damage from inhaling toxic gases when his Ferrari burst into flames during the race.
The accident occurred a week after he had urged his fellow drivers to boycott the event over safety concerns at the track.
The burns he suffered were the reason he was hardly ever seen without a cap from that point onward, as he wanted to hide the scarring.
Lauda made a successful return to F1 after his remarkable recovery – missing just two races before his comeback – and narrowly missed out on successive championships at the hands of British driver James Hunt.
The pair forged one of the fiercest rivalries in motorsport history and it inspired the award-winning 2013 film Rush, starring German actor Daniel Bruhl as Lauda and Chris Hemsworth as Hunt.
Lauda won his second championship in 1977 and his third in 1984, before retiring in 1985.
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Niki Lauda (Photo Credit: TSN.ca)
Niki Lauda (Photo Credit: TSN.ca)
Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda is dead
ByAgency Report May 21, 2019 Reading Time: 2 mins read
Niki Lauda, a three-time Formula 1 world champion, has died at the age of 70.
The Austrian – a three-time world champion and the only man to have won the drivers’ title for both Ferrari and McLaren pass away less than a year after undergoing a lung transplant.
Life and times of Lauda
Lauda won his first F1 championship in 1975, and was on course to retain his title the following year until a horrific near-fatal crash at the German Grand Prix at the famous Nurburgring.
He suffered severe burns to his head and face and suffered lung damage from inhaling toxic gases when his Ferrari burst into flames during the race.
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The accident occurred a week after he had urged his fellow drivers to boycott the event over safety concerns at the track.
The burns he suffered were the reason he was hardly ever seen without a cap from that point onward, as he wanted to hide the scarring.
Lauda made a successful return to F1 after his remarkable recovery – missing just two races before his comeback – and narrowly missed out on successive championships at the hands of British driver James Hunt.
The pair forged one of the fiercest rivalries in motorsport history and it inspired the award-winning 2013 film Rush, starring German actor Daniel Bruhl as Lauda and Chris Hemsworth as Hunt.
Lauda won his second championship in 1977 and his third in 1984, before retiring in 1986
He had originally hung up his helmet six years prior to focus on his airline, Lauda Air, which he founded in 1979.
