F1 legend Niki Lauda has died. His duel with James Hunt for the 1976 F1 championship was immortalized in Ron Howard's 2013 fantastic film "Rush." Despite being severely burned in an accident, Lauda returned after missing only two races. He retired after just one lap in the final race in Japan because of torrential rain. Hunt won the championship by one point. Lauda won three F1 titles. Prayers to him and his family and friends. God bless.
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He was heavily involved in F1 until the end working as a consultant for Mercedes.
You know you're getting old when the sports figures who graced the walls of your room in your teens and pre-teens are passing on.
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Mario's Lotus 79 was the other racing poster :-)
and I remember his face being extremely scarred and distorted afterwards.
RIP Mr. Lauda.