‘Formula One’ Legend: Niki Lauda dies at 70

May 22, 2019

Three-time Formula One (F1) World champion Niki Lauda dies in Vienna at the age of 70. He underwent a lung transplant in August 2018.

The Austrian national was one of the best known figures in motor racing.
He was born in Vienna in February 1949 and became a motor racing legend.
He had won three Formula One (F1) world titles between 1975 and 1984.
He won the title for Ferrari in 1975 and 1977 and McLaren in 1984.
He suffered horrific injuries at German Grand Prix (GP) in 1976 and will always be remembered for his remarkable recovery and return to racing after being badly burned in the crash.
He has overall competed in 171 races and won 25 of them.
After his retirement he actively pursued business interests including his own airline later served in senior roles at F1 management as non-executive chairman at hugely successful Mercedes team since 2012, where he also helped bring British world champion Lewis Hamilton on board.