Obituary: Niki Lauda, three-times F1 World Champion who recovered from horrific accident | HeraldScotland
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Niki Lauda's helmet after his crash at the Nurburgring in 1976. | Formula racing, Because race car, F1 racing
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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
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Niki Lauda: Austrian Formula 1 driver who showed the meaning of fighting spirit | The Independent | The Independent
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BEYOND THE GRID: 'He was like a ghost' – Remembering Niki Lauda's comeback from fiery Nurburgring crash, 45 years on | Formula 1®
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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 crash: How F1 great raced just 40 days after nearly dying in raging inferno - Mirror Online
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