![Niki Lauda, champion racecar driver who survived fiery Grand Prix crash, dies at 70 - The Washington Post Niki Lauda, champion racecar driver who survived fiery Grand Prix crash, dies at 70 - The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/sl8HHa-rBLZehQT6wZY53aIsOHc=/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost/public/Q4LHCZD33II6TMPTWIZ74WAR54.jpg)
Niki Lauda, champion racecar driver who survived fiery Grand Prix crash, dies at 70 - The Washington Post
![Niki Lauda. Former Formula One racer. In the 1976 German Grand Prix his car exploded and he suffered severe burns and inju… | Formule 1, Voiture de course, Formule1 Niki Lauda. Former Formula One racer. In the 1976 German Grand Prix his car exploded and he suffered severe burns and inju… | Formule 1, Voiture de course, Formule1](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/27/c7/f6/27c7f6faad028651dd1366e22fa0d319.jpg)
Niki Lauda. Former Formula One racer. In the 1976 German Grand Prix his car exploded and he suffered severe burns and inju… | Formule 1, Voiture de course, Formule1
![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/TELEMMGLPICT000197953358_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqLqyfQGdl3mAr9NzcrvA2J31VPfLXxOS4GZruPS0Y9RA.jpeg)
Niki Lauda in his own words: His 1976 crash, rivalry with James Hunt - and giving his F1 trophies away for free car washes
![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' - 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' -](https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/b4f68/38132825.ece/AUTOCROP/w300/niki_lauda-dead_001.jpg)
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' -
![Stunt driver who portrayed Niki Lauda in 'Rush' killed in car accident - MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports Stunt driver who portrayed Niki Lauda in 'Rush' killed in car accident - MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports](https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2013/10/nbc-hunt-lauda.jpg?w=350)
Stunt driver who portrayed Niki Lauda in 'Rush' killed in car accident - MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports
![Sean Edwards, racing driver son of the man who rescued Niki Lauda in 1976, killed in crash in Australia Sean Edwards, racing driver son of the man who rescued Niki Lauda in 1976, killed in crash in Australia](https://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02702/sean_2702601a.jpg)