Niki Lauda has passed away

[Lant_War]

Sad news to wake up to. Former F1 legend Niki Lauda passed away on his sleep on Monday, surrounded by his family. RIP.

Source is in a language I don't understand, so here's a Reddit post with it and some translations in the comments: https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/c...away/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

 

[HulkMansfield]

:( Sad to hear. He had so many medical procedures over the years. I wonder if it took its toll.

 

[.Detective.]

RIP Good sir

 

[Cpt-GargameL]

RIP Niki

See you at the finish line.

For those who haven't seen this movie, check it out. It's based on Niki and the Nürburgring accident.

 

[Dead Man]

Damn. RIP. A hard arsed bastard who expected no less from everyone else. Seemed utterly unsentimental every time I saw him during races in his later years. Legend.

Adding to the Rush clips

 

[Cpt-GargameL]

Damn. RIP. A hard arsed bastard who expected no less from everyone else. Seemed utterly unsentimental every time I saw him during races in his later years. Legend.

Adding to the Rush clips

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Such a powerful scene, the way that movie ended. He will be missed.

 

[#1 defender]

I remember watching him with my dad as a wee lad when he returned to F1 after his first retirement. R.I.P.

 

[WhySoDevious]

Not a fan of car racing, but my brother urged me to watch Rush.

Glad I did.

RIP Niki

 

[Bulby]

Damn. God speed Niki!

 

[HamSandwich]

RIP, hell of a racer. Glad he got to experience modern F1 when he was part of Mercedes and contribute to a winning team.

Also last winner at Zandvoort right?

 

[massivekettle]

It's a bit sad this thread only has 8 or 9 posts...

What a legend. RIP, Niki. Thank you for the amazing drives, quotes and memories.

My favourite "Elderly Fan"

 

[Xando]

Considering what has happened to him and how he came back he is the greatest sport athlete of all time.

RIP Legend. Your interviews were the best thing about RTL.

 

[krae_man]

He was before my time, but I really enjoyed Rush.

RIP.

 

[Parch]

Rush is good. Auto racing is a crazy game, and Lauda had an interesting and unique life.

 

[sibarraz]

Imagine not only returning after an career ending accident, but actually winning a world championship after that.

You can't get more badass than that

 

[Trice]

Really saddening news. I've read that he's been in poor condition yesterday but didn't I expect it to end this way. He was a tough bastard. RIP legend

 

[mavericktopgun]

RIP :(

 

[BladeoftheImmortal]

Only knew him from rush but it was a good film

 

[El-Suave]

R.I.P.
He was a constant interview partner on.German F1 TV because he spoke the language and he'll be missed.
I can also just recommend watching Rush to learn about him and appreciate his life. Truly an excellent movie and a great job by Daniel Brühl who plays Lauda.

 

[Trouble]

Dude was an absolute beast.

RIP

 

[HamSandwich]

Let's not forget, not only was he a spectacular driver, but he also took it to Boeing after one of his airlines crashed. Basically Boeing had an issue with their thrust reversers and Lauda pointed out an issue. Boeing pointed the finger at Lauda Air's pilots so Niki told Boeing that he will take the plane up himself with two other pilots and deploy the reverse thrusters in air.

Boeing then said no don't do that, issued a statement on how there was an issue with their thrusters and fixed it.

What a legend.

 

[Berto]

RIP legend. Never saw him race, but he was the most famous driver when I started watching F1 in the late 80's even after retiring.

 

[Zornica]

given his accident, is quite unbelievable that he still got to live this long.
And unlike other "extreme" sportsmen from Austria, he never turned to become some shit-head right-winger (as far as I'm aware at least).

Rip!

Let's not forget, not only was he a spectacular driver, but he also took it to Boeing after one of his airlines crashed. Basically Boeing had an issue with their thrust reversers and Lauda pointed out an issue. Boeing pointed the finger at Lauda Air's pilots so Niki told Boeing that he will take the plane up himself with two other pilots and deploy the reverse thrusters in air.

Boeing then said no don't do that, issued a statement on how there was an issue with their thrusters and fixed it.

What a legend.

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never knew that... I always read the accident was pinned on bad maintenance.

 

[mute]

RIP elderly, now cosmic fan.

 

[someday]

Let's not forget, not only was he a spectacular driver, but he also took it to Boeing after one of his airlines crashed. Basically Boeing had an issue with their thrust reversers and Lauda pointed out an issue. Boeing pointed the finger at Lauda Air's pilots so Niki told Boeing that he will take the plane up himself with two other pilots and deploy the reverse thrusters in air.

Boeing then said no don't do that, issued a statement on how there was an issue with their thrusters and fixed it.

What a legend.

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I had never heard of Niki Lauda until the Air Disasters episode about this. Impressive man. RIP.

 

[golem]

RIP

 

[Kill3r7]

Rush was a fantastic movie and by all accounts Niki Lauda was one of the greats.

RIP

 

[Deleted member 9317]

Nikki lauda died waiting for Bombardier to deliver his G7K. Bitch-ass company.

RIP Legend. Wish you got to fly that plane... :(

 

[Shy]

Sorry for the bump. I only just found out that he passed away, and want to pay my respects.