![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 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](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PCMPR6/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-an-accident-on-the-nurburgring-on-1-august-1976-announced-that-after-his-recovery-he-will-drive-again-usage-worldwide-PCMPR6.jpg)
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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Thank God he eventually lost consciousness; it was only when he relaxed that I could free the buckle'
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As Niki Lauda dies aged 70, TOM LEONARD on the story behind Grand Prix legend's incredible recovery | Daily Mail Online
![Niki Lauda's helmet that came off in his fiery crash in the 1976 German Grand Prix. Lauda, who retired from Formula 1 following the 1985 Adelaide Grand Prix, on the scars he Niki Lauda's helmet that came off in his fiery crash in the 1976 German Grand Prix. Lauda, who retired from Formula 1 following the 1985 Adelaide Grand Prix, on the scars he](https://preview.redd.it/ylnrqkn31uc21.jpg?auto=webp&s=554906ae3a7b6540282c29f3444641be2b34d934)
Niki Lauda's helmet that came off in his fiery crash in the 1976 German Grand Prix. Lauda, who retired from Formula 1 following the 1985 Adelaide Grand Prix, on the scars he
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