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F1 champion and aviation entrepreneur Niki Lauda dies at 70

May 21, 2019 01:00 pm JST 10 Comments

By GEIR MOULSON

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nandakandamanda
May 23, 2019 11:11 am JST

This will throw a shadow over the Monaco F1 weekend, which starts today.

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nandakandamanda
May 22, 2019 11:53 am JST

Way too young. I am guessing that the lung transplant last year left him somehow weakened. Speaking from personal experience, you do not get over such surgery easily at this age. A very sad loss.

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Cliff
May 22, 2019 05:48 am JST

R.I.P Niki Lauda.

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tooheysnew
May 21, 2019 09:13 pm JST

I recommend watching the movie Rush

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Mocheake
May 21, 2019 06:06 pm JST

I remember his accident very well and the man made a great come back from that accident and accomplished a lot. RIP.

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Kestrel
May 21, 2019 05:35 pm JST

One of the greats, from a time before F1 became silly, safe, and boring.

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dbsaiya
May 21, 2019 04:30 pm JST

And before Senna there was Niki. RIP.

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Nobnaga
May 21, 2019 03:52 pm JST

RIP Niki

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Cricky
May 21, 2019 03:16 pm JST

legend man of focuss. Squeezing his helmet on after suffering burns like to see anybody do that.

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F1 champion and aviation entrepreneur Niki Lauda dies at 70