![Niki Lauda in his own words: His 1976 crash, rivalry with James Hunt - and giving his F1 trophies away for free car washes Niki Lauda in his own words: His 1976 crash, rivalry with James Hunt - and giving his F1 trophies away for free car washes](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/formula-1/2019/05/21/TELEMMGLPICT000197953358_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqLqyfQGdl3mAr9NzcrvA2J31VPfLXxOS4GZruPS0Y9RA.jpeg)
Niki Lauda in his own words: His 1976 crash, rivalry with James Hunt - and giving his F1 trophies away for free car washes
![Niki Lauda. Former Formula One racer. In the 1976 German Grand Prix his car exploded and he suffered severe burns and inju… | Formule 1, Voiture de course, Formule1 Niki Lauda. Former Formula One racer. In the 1976 German Grand Prix his car exploded and he suffered severe burns and inju… | Formule 1, Voiture de course, Formule1](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/27/c7/f6/27c7f6faad028651dd1366e22fa0d319.jpg)
Niki Lauda. Former Formula One racer. In the 1976 German Grand Prix his car exploded and he suffered severe burns and inju… | Formule 1, Voiture de course, Formule1
![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 ... 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 ...](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/9/4335b16fd2ac41d79fa878eaf5e6940c/2h04mwf.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 an accident on the Nurburgring on 1 August 1976 ...
![When F1 legend Niki Lauda repaid the man who 'pulled him out of his burning Ferrari' at the 1976 Nürburgring race - The SportsRush When F1 legend Niki Lauda repaid the man who 'pulled him out of his burning Ferrari' at the 1976 Nürburgring race - The SportsRush](https://cdn-wp.thesportsrush.com/2021/12/ce76a914-blue-and-white-calm-education-youtube-thumbnail-2021-12-28t185117.486.jpg)
When F1 legend Niki Lauda repaid the man who 'pulled him out of his burning Ferrari' at the 1976 Nürburgring race - The SportsRush
![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 ... 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 ...](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/9/009aba55623b425fa0d75a4a5307dc2e/rg9cak.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 an accident on the Nurburgring on 1 August 1976 ...
![Niki Lauda crash: How F1 great raced just 40 days after nearly dying in raging inferno - Mirror Online Niki Lauda crash: How F1 great raced just 40 days after nearly dying in raging inferno - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article16180456.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_Niki-Lauda-Grand-Prix-Of-Italy.jpg)
Niki Lauda crash: How F1 great raced just 40 days after nearly dying in raging inferno - Mirror Online
![Guy Edwards: 'The car was alight and Lauda was trapped... he did thank me for rescuing him, but it was very frightening for him and he couldn't really talk about it' - Guy Edwards: 'The car was alight and Lauda was trapped... he did thank me for rescuing him, but it was very frightening for him and he couldn't really talk about it' -](https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/b4f68/38132825.ece/AUTOCROP/w620/niki_lauda-dead_001.jpg)
Guy Edwards: 'The car was alight and Lauda was trapped... he did thank me for rescuing him, but it was very frightening for him and he couldn't really talk about it' -
![What was Niki Lauda's cause of death, how old was he when he died, how many children did the F1 legend have? | The Sun What was Niki Lauda's cause of death, how old was he when he died, how many children did the F1 legend have? | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/NINTCHDBPICT0004243885121.jpg)