RIP Niki Lauda

[LVSteve]

Aged 70. Who can forget his tenacity in 1976 getting back in a Formula 1 car so soon after his terrible crash at the Nurburgring. In F1 racing he was focused in a way that wasn't done or popular in the 1970s when it was still seen as a playboys' sport. He was the modern athlete before the modern athlete.

RIP Sir, the definition of a class act.

 

[muddocktor]

I just saw this when I got in the mud lab at the rig this morning. Formula 1 lost a true competitor, champion and fantastic promoter and representative of the sport.

RIP Niki Lauda! A true class act he was!

 

[old bear]

Niki Lauda was one of the giants of the Formula 1 world. His talent and dedication may only be matched by the late Jim Clark.

RIP Niki.

 

[Doug627]

Here is song about Nikki Lauda and Formula 1 racing: George Harrison faster song - Bing video

 

[Wise_A]

Go see the movie. Ron Howard did a great job.

Rush (2013) - IMDb

 

[muddocktor]

Go see the movie. Ron Howard did a great job.

Rush (2013) - IMDb

Yes, I like the movie a lot.

 

[Rudi]

Wasn't he also a commentator on ABC sports? He gets the checkered flag for the last time. RIP.

 

[Chuck24]

Very interesting episode on smithsonian channel air disasters about the crash of one of his airliners.

 

[M29since14]

I was unaware of the double lung transplant. He was a courageous man - and of course ALWAYS opinionated. At the height of his ability in the car, I considered him without equal.

Only 70 years... Adieu "lawnmower champion."

 

[Abbynormal]

The odds that Herr Lauda lived beyond the first week belayed the long life he had. He was brave, he was stubborn, he was Lauda!

 

[moralem]

Niki Lauda was one of the giants of the Formula 1 world. His talent and dedication may only be matched by the late Jim Clark.

RIP Niki.

I think you have to put Jackie Stewart in the mix as all time great as well.....

 

[Rustyt1953]

My mom was saddened by this as she follows F1 closely.

It gets me that an 85 year old woman can be such an ardent race fan when she has never driven a car in her life.

Some people's moms!