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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 most successful constructors.
Niki Lauda 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 20 May, 2019, 70-year-old Niki Lauda passed away peacefully in hospital. His funeral in Vienna was attended by many drivers and dignitaries who paid solemn tribute to one of the sport’s greatest heroes. Text - Gerald Donaldson. During his remarkable F1 career Niki Lauda was called both a hero and a villain.
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May 21, 2019 · Niki Lauda, who has died aged 70, was a three-time Formula 1 world champion, non-executive chairman of the world champion Mercedes team, and one of the biggest names in motorsport.
May 21, 2019 · Three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70. Lauda, who underwent a lung transplant in August, "passed away peacefully" on Monday, his family said. The legendary ...
May 21, 2019 · Niki Lauda: Tributes paid after F1 legend dies aged 70. Three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda produced the "most courageous act of any sportsman" in returning to racing so soon after a ...
May 21, 2019 · Niki Lauda - His remarkable career story Lauda, however, also had the analytical mindset to sort out racing cars, which would serve him brilliantly throughout his career. Boldly, and against the wishes of a grandfather to whom he would never speak again, Lauda parlayed family wealth and a life insurance policy into a £35,000 bank loan and used it to buy his drives with March in F2 and F1 in 1971/72.
