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Niki Lauda crash: How F1 great raced just 40 days after nearly dying in raging inferno - Mirror Online
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Niki Lauda's helmet that came off in his fiery crash in the 1976 German Grand Prix. Lauda, who retired from Formula 1 following the 1985 Adelaide Grand Prix, on the scars he carries. : formula1
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Niki Lauda's helmet after his crash at the Nurburgring in 1976. | Race cars, Old race cars, Car crash
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Niki Lauda sporting his injuries only weeks after his near fatal crash in 1976 | ラウダ, モータースポーツ, フォーミュラカー
![Guy Edwards: 'The car was alight and Lauda was trapped... he did thank me for rescuing him, but it was very frightening for him and he couldn't really talk about it' - Guy Edwards: 'The car was alight and Lauda was trapped... he did thank me for rescuing him, but it was very frightening for him and he couldn't really talk about it' -](https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/b4f68/38132825.ece/AUTOCROP/w300/niki_lauda-dead_001.jpg)
Guy Edwards: 'The car was alight and Lauda was trapped... he did thank me for rescuing him, but it was very frightening for him and he couldn't really talk about it' -
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Niki Lauda in his own words: His 1976 crash, rivalry with James Hunt - and giving his F1 trophies away for free car washes
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Who Was Niki Lauda? Legendary Formula One Driver Who Survived Fiery Crash to Win F1 Championship, Dies Aged 70
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Niki Lauda: A Tribute to the F1 Legend who Moved from Death Bed to Track in One Month - EssentiallySports
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