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The Hunt–Lauda rivalry was an individual sport rivalry that ran from 1973 to 1979 between two Formula One drivers: the British James Hunt and the Austrian Niki Lauda.
May 30, 2019 · The son of James Hunt has paid tribute to Niki Lauda and says the two legendary drivers - whose rivalry was the subject of a Hollywood film - were "very good friends" and "far closer"...
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- Was Niki Lauda Really as Serious A Driver as The Movie depicts?
- Was James Hunt's McLaren Really Disqualified After A Race For Being Too wide?
- Did James Hunt Really Show Up at Sponsor Events in A T-Shirt and jeans?
- Was Hunt's British Grand Prix Win Reversed and Awarded to Lauda?
- What Caused Niki Lauda's Crash at Nürburgring?
- Was There Ever A Moment After The Accident That Lauda Considered Retiring?
- How Long Did It Take For Niki Lauda to Start Racing Again After His Crash?
- Had James Hunt and Niki Lauda Been Friends Prior to The Accident?
- Did The Real Niki Lauda Quit The 1976 Japanese Grand Prix Because of The Rain?
- How Did James Hunt Die?
"I was not as strict as I appeared in the movie," says the real Niki Lauda, "but I was more disciplined than he [James Hunt] was. I would never drink before a race. Certainly after it; I had to. Every race could have been my last." -Telegraph
Yes. In Madrid, Spain on May 2, 1976, James Hunt took the win over Niki Lauda at the Spanish Grand Prix. In researching the Rushtrue story, we discovered that prior to the race, Lauda had broken two to three ribs when he fell off his tractor in an accident at his home in Austria, leaving his physical condition impaired. In the scrutineering area sh...
Yes. James had a stipulation written into his contract that he did not have to dress formally for sponsor events. Of course, this upset McLaren and sponsor Marlboro, which were very straight-edged organizations. He once showed up to a dinner party in a black tie and flip-flops.
Yes. Although it was not addressed in the Rush movie, Hunt's win at the British Grand Prix on July 18, 1976 was eventually given to Lauda. After a crash during the race, James Hunt took a shortcut to the pit via an access road, thereby not completing the course. Rival Ferrari later argued that the rules stated that even if a race was suspended, dri...
Niki Lauda does not have any memory of the crash and the moments directly before it, so there is only speculation as to what exactly caused the fiery crash. It had been raining prior to the race but then it stopped, leaving only parts of the track wet. After the first lap, most of the drivers, including Niki Lauda, pitted to change back to slicks (...
"No," says Lauda, "not one moment, because I knew how things go, I knew about the risks. They questioned me, did I want to continue? But I always thought, yes, I do. I wanted to see if I could make a comeback. I was not surprised to have an accident. All these years I saw people getting killed right in front of me." Lauda, having already won the Wo...
Niki Lauda returned to Formula One racing just six weeks after his near fatal August 1, 1976 crash, missing only two races. In his first race back, he finished fourth in the Italian Grand Prix on September 12, 1976. His rival James Hunt retired from the race after spinning out. Hunt was trying to catch up after he had been forced to start in the re...
Yes. In the Rush movie, Lauda and Hunt are portrayed as extreme rivals who eventually become friends out of mutual respect for each other. In real life, James Hunt and Niki Lauda had been friends prior to the accident. "Yes, we were friends," says Lauda. "I knew him before we met at Formula One [at Formula Three]. We always crossed each other's lin...
Yes, but it wasn't just because he felt that the rain-soaked track was unsafe. To complicate things, Lauda's tear ducts had been damaged by fire during the horrific crash at the German Grand Prix earlier in the season. His healing injuries left him unable to blink and his eyes were watering excessively during the race. This complication from his in...
During our research into the Rush true story, we learned that James Hunt died of a heart attack in 1993 at the age of 45, at his home in Wimbledon, London, England. He passed away only hours after proposing via telephone to his girlfriend Helen Dyson, who was 18 years his junior. Hunt met Dyson in 1989 at a restaurant where she was working as a wai...
Jul 7, 2014 · Niki Lauda and James Hunt remained good friends amid the drama of 1976, as their accounts to our editor-in-chief recall. As we discover, Hunt’s story in particular diverts on occasion from the memories of his own team manager. Hunt in pursuit of Lauda at the 1976 Spanish GP. Motorsport Images.
Oct 11, 2017 · Niki Lauda shares some of his most memorable moments of befriending, competing against and supporting his former Formula 1 rival, James Hunt, including living with him in a London flat and...
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May 23, 2019 · The Formula 1 rivalry between the late Niki Lauda and James Hunt in the second half of the 1970s received its Hollywood treatment just a few years ago with the release of "Rush," in which Lauda was...
Sep 2, 2013 · Ron Howard's Rush brings the intense 1970s Formula One rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda to the big screen. How much is fact and what is fiction?
