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nitpicker

(7,153 posts)
Tue May 21, 2019, 02:19 AM May 2019

Niki Lauda, three-time Formula One world champion, dies aged 70

Source: The Guardian

The former Formula One driver and three-time world champion Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70, his family has said. The Austrian died overnight on Monday, eight months after receiving a lung transplant.
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Lauda, who won titles in 1975, 1977 and 1984, was hugely admired, respected and liked within F1 after a remarkable career during which he won two titles for Ferrari and one for McLaren and came back from an horrific accident that left him severely burned and injured in 1976. He competed in 171 races and won 25. He also actively pursued business interests including his own airline and went on to have senior roles in F1 management, most recently as non-executive chairman at the hugely successful Mercedes since 2012, where he helped bring Lewis Hamilton to the team.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/21/niki-lauda-formula-one-legend-dies-aged-70

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Niki Lauda, three-time Formula One world champion, dies aged 70 (Original Post) nitpicker May 2019 OP
Wow, He will surely be missed. RGinNJ May 2019 #1
Damn, and so close to McLaren's latest flirt with Indy greyl May 2019 #2
All four wheels off the ground. Hotler May 2019 #9
Nicely done SaintLouisBlues May 2019 #11
Tragic news jonjones229 May 2019 #3
RIP Niki Myrddin May 2019 #4
Crap, I liked that guy........... n/t mitch96 May 2019 #5
🕯 lostnfound May 2019 #6
Damn. I've been looking forward to his return Codeine May 2019 #7
One of the greats, for sure. machoneman May 2019 #8
Highly recommend the movie Rush DrToast May 2019 #10
Seconded. Chris Hemsworth lost 30 lbs from his "Thor" physique to play that role. Coventina May 2019 #12

greyl

(22,990 posts)
2. Damn, and so close to McLaren's latest flirt with Indy
Tue May 21, 2019, 03:48 AM
May 2019
https://jalopnik.com/mclaren-wont-buy-its-way-into-the-indy-500-1834895034

Iconic name, RIP










The burning Ferrari of Austrian Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda after an accident on the 1st of August in 1976 at Nurburgring. Lauda escaped death in the last second, he was pulled out of the burning wreck by his Formula 1 rivals

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7051847/Niki-Lauda-Austrian-Formula-1-legend-dies-aged-70-period-ill-health.html




AFX

Hotler

(11,353 posts)
9. All four wheels off the ground.
Tue May 21, 2019, 09:02 AM
May 2019

Gone to where the rain never falls, the traction is always perfect and DNF's are unheard of.

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
7. Damn. I've been looking forward to his return
Tue May 21, 2019, 08:10 AM
May 2019

to the paddock at Mercedes. Just makes me happy to see him doing his thing during the GP weekend.

Coventina

(26,874 posts)
12. Seconded. Chris Hemsworth lost 30 lbs from his "Thor" physique to play that role.
Tue May 21, 2019, 03:10 PM
May 2019

A really great movie.

Should have been a huge hit, but, oh well.

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