![Austrian driver, Niki Lauda, after his skin grafting operation following his crash in the 1976 German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. *UK USE ONLY Stock Photo - Alamy Austrian driver, Niki Lauda, after his skin grafting operation following his crash in the 1976 German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. *UK USE ONLY Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TA1PB0/austrian-driver-niki-lauda-after-his-skin-grafting-operation-following-his-crash-in-the-1976-german-grand-prix-at-the-nurburgring-uk-use-only-TA1PB0.jpg)
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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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![Thank God he eventually lost consciousness; it was only when he relaxed that I could free the buckle' Thank God he eventually lost consciousness; it was only when he relaxed that I could free the buckle'](https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2020/11/niki-lauda-wants-to-race-again-2-752x501.jpg)
Thank God he eventually lost consciousness; it was only when he relaxed that I could free the buckle'
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The Austrian Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda with scarred face, head bandage and burns during a press conference in Salzburg on September 8, 1976. Lauda, who had suffered the serious injuries in
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Niki Lauda dead at 70 – F1 legend horrendously burned in fireball crash 42 years ago dies months after lung transplant
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The Austrian Formula 1 racing driver Niki Lauda with scarred face, bandaged head and burn wounds on a press conference in Salzburg, pictured on 8th September 1976. In spite of his serios
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