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Niki Lauda in his own words: His 1976 crash, rivalry with James Hunt - and giving his F1 trophies away for free car washes
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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' -
![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/TELEMMGLPICT000019987783_1_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bqyntj27Do1A_uEF6jNSG5NliLS1kdl2-31boe1QZtYnw.jpeg?imwidth=480)
Niki Lauda in his own words: His 1976 crash, rivalry with James Hunt - and giving his F1 trophies away for free car washes
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Niki Lauda's helmet after his crash at the Nurburgring in 1976. | Race cars, Old race cars, Car crash
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Niki Lauda crash: How F1 great raced just 40 days after nearly dying in raging inferno - Mirror Online
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Daniel Brühl arrives on set as battle scarred Niki Lauda after filming epic crash that ignited rivalry with British racing driver James Hunt in new movie Rush | Daily Mail Online
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