Niki Lauda suffered horrific burns to his head in a 1976 crash during the German Grand Prix, losing most of his right ear and much of his hair, eyebrows and eyelids. There was no way to hide the ...

Lauda was best known for a remarkable comeback season in 1976. LONDON -- Niki Lauda, the Austrian former Formula One legend and three-time World Championship winner, has died at the age of 70.

Three-time Formula One champion Niki Lauda, who recovered from a near-fatal accident to become one of motor racing’s greatest drivers, has died aged 70. The Austrian, who built a new career as ...

"My life is worth more than a title," Niki Lauda is reported to have said after he parked his Ferrari 312T2 two laps into the rain-battered 1976 Grand Prix of Japan. Lauda was in a brawl with ...

Niki Lauda will be remembered for arguably the most remarkable and courageous comeback in sport. At the 1976 German Grand Prix, Lauda was trapped in a fireball inferno. He had swerved off track at ...

The worst day of Niki Lauda’s life, he always said, was not Aug. 1, 1976. On that day, he was the reigning Formula One racecar driver in the world and seemed well on his way to winning his ...

Formula 1 great Niki Lauda, who won two of his world titles after a horrific crash that left him with serious burns and went on to become a prominent figure in the aviation industry, has died.