Andreas Nikolaus “Niki” Lauda was an Austrian Formula One
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Niki suffered serious burns in a racing accident in 1976 at the Nürburgring and famously returned to racing after six weeks with his burns still heavily bandaged.
Following his racing career, Niki established the very successful Lauda Air, an airline that flew for 30 plus years before being sold and merged into Austrian air.
Niki held a leadership role as non-executive chairman of the Mercedes
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Niki has written a number of books and his story is told in a number of movies.
