1949 – Lauda is born #OnThisDay we celebrate the birthday of three-time world champion Niki Lauda. Born into an affluent Austrian family, Lauda defied his parents’ wishes by borrowing money to pursue racing. #f1 #formula1 - ThreadSky

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f1history1950.bsky.social • 5 days ago

1949 – Lauda is born

#OnThisDay we celebrate the birthday of three-time world champion Niki Lauda. Born into an affluent Austrian family, Lauda defied his parents’ wishes by borrowing money to pursue racing.

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f1history1950.bsky.social•5 days ago

He quickly established himself, and after racing for Frank Williams and March in Formula 2 in the early 1970s, he progressed to Formula 1. By 1974, he was racing for Ferrari, and by 1975, he had won his first world championship.

f1history1950.bsky.social•5 days ago

The following season, he was poised to win consecutive titles but suffered severe facial burns in a horrific crash at the Nurburgring. Remarkably, he made a comeback a few races later, narrowly missing the championship to James Hunt. Lauda secured another title in 1977 before initially retiring.

f1history1950.bsky.social•5 days ago

He returned in 1982 and clinched his final championship in 1984 with McLaren before permanently retiring in 1985.

f1history1950.bsky.social•5 days ago

Post-retirement, he founded his own airline and briefly managed the Jaguar team in the early 2000s. He went on to persuade Lewis Hamilton to join the Mercedes team in 2013, a combo that went on to win eight consecutive Constructors’ titles from 2014 to 2021. Lauda passed away on 20 May 2019, aged 70

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