Niki Lauda The three-time F1 champion Niki Lauda has passed away at the age of 70. The Austrian icon barely survived a terrible crash in 1976 at Germany's Nurburgring track, but was back in action six weeks later, before going on to win two more world titles. Lauda was also an aviation entrepreneur, in 1979 setting up an airline called Lauda Air that ended up getting bought by Austrian Airlines. Telegraph
Wow, what a shock. What happened to him? He was a fixture in the Mercedes garage in recent years. A great champion and real icon for F1.