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Niki Lauda. Andreas Nikolaus " Niki " Lauda (22 February 1949 – 20 May 2019) was an Austrian racing driver and aviation entrepreneur. He was a three-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion, winning in 1975, 1977 and 1984, and is the only driver in Formula One history to have won a championship for both Ferrari and McLaren, the sport's two ...
May 21, 2019 · Niki Lauda, Three-Time Formula 1 World Driving Champion, Dies at 70. The decisive life. "My life is worth more than a title," Niki Lauda is reported to have said after he parked his Ferrari 312T2 ...
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F1 Community Pays Respects to Niki Lauda 5 Years After Passing
Today marks the fifth anniversary of Niki Lauda's passing. Members from across the F1 community have shared messages to social media to pay their respects to the icon of the sport. Five years ...
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Niki Lauda's Son Shares Heartwarming Stories Five Years After His Passing - 'Rascal to the End'
Five years after the death of Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda, his family continues to share touching memories and anecdotes. The F1 community continues to honor the memory of Niki Lauda, who passed ...
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6 days ago · Niki Lauda (born February 22, 1949, Vienna, Austria—died May 20, 2019, Zürich, Switzerland) was an Austrian race-car driver who won three Formula One (F1) Grand Prix world championships (1975, 1977, and 1984), the last two of which came after his remarkable comeback from a horrific crash in 1976 that had left him severely burned and near death.
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On February 22, 1949, Nicholas Andreas Lauda was born in Vienna into a prominent Austrian business and banking dynasty. Paper manufacturing was how Niki's father made his fortune, though none of it would be made available for a contrary son who would surely bring the respected Lauda name into disrepute by playing at being a racing driver.
May 21, 2019 · Three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70. ... Lauda (right) and his rival, British driver James Hunt, in 1974 ... After his career as a racing driver, he became an ...
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May 21, 2019 · Three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda has passed away, aged 70. The Austrian, who had a lung transplant last August, won the F1 drivers’ championship in 1975 and 1977 with Ferrari, and again in 1984 with McLaren. In 1976 he staged one of the greatest sporting comebacks in history when, just six weeks after being badly injured in a ...
May 21, 2019 · The three-time Formula One world champion has died at the age of 70. Formula One world champion Niki Lauda of Austria, who survived a fiery crash in 1976 and went on to win the championship twice ...