Niki Lauda

[JLv3.0]

Yep. 70 doesn't seem so old either although I must admit I didn't know about his recent lung transplant. RIP.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48345660

[Alex_]

RIP Legend

[jamcg]

Sad news, don’t think there will ever be another like him

[exiges]

You can’t say he had an uneventful life. That crash is still etched in my brain

[exiges]

Sad news, don’t think there will ever be another like him

Indeed

[mik]

Brave man.

I didn’t know about the transplant, but 70 is too young.

RIP.

[speedingfine]

"Their battle has been turned into a Hollywood film, but it misrepresented them as enemies - in fact, Lauda and Hunt were close friends. So much so they had next-door rooms that weekend in Japan and, on race morning, with Hunt in bed with a girlfriend, Lauda goose-stepped into the room and barked out: "Today, I vin the Vorld Championship."

RIP

[NotoriousREV]

RIP. He was one tough motherfucker.

[JLv3.0]

Always remember the story of his first Lauda Air flight, there was some issue with him getting final clearance.

'I am taking off now. If you want to stop me, you will have to shoot me down.'

[John]

You can’t say he had an uneventful life. That crash is still etched in my brain

Me too, I was horrified watching it as a young boy.

Very sad news.

[Gavin]

He was given the last rites after the accident so I guess another 40 odd years is a good innings. He never seemed to get over the lung transplant. I think he made it home for a few days months after it was done and then straight back to hospital.

The grid will have black nosecones at Monaco maybe. RIP

[GG.]

Sad times indeed - the passing of a true legend. Incredible that he was still a steering hand behind Mercedes’ success right up to the present era.

[Mito Man]

Ah shit

[JonMad]

RIP to a legend.

I haven’t seen any this season so assumed he at all the most recent races?

[mr_jon]

RIP.

Not been at any races since his transplant last year. It had gone very quiet re: health updates, so perhaps not entirely unexpected to hear.

[tim]

Sad news. I was only thinking the other day I wonder whether he's not doing well, as we've not seen or heard anything from him from any of the TV people.

[Explosive Newt]

He was given the last rites after the accident so I guess another 40 odd years is a good innings. He never seemed to get over the lung transplant. I think he made it home for a few days months after it was done and then straight back to hospital.

The grid will have black nosecones at Monaco maybe. RIP

69 is ooooold to have a lung transplant. Which would suggest said organ was not sourced through usual channels and means you can run into further problems. Also it’s a tough enough operation for the 30/40 year olds we usually do it on!

[Zonda_]

He was given the last rites after the accident so I guess another 40 odd years is a good innings. He never seemed to get over the lung transplant. I think he made it home for a few days months after it was done and then straight back to hospital.

The grid will have black nosecones at Monaco maybe. RIP

69 is ooooold to have a lung transplant. Which would suggest said organ was not sourced through usual channels and means you can run into further problems. Also it’s a tough enough operation for the 30/40 year olds we usually do it on!

I wondered about that at the time when it was described as an emergency transplant.

[Explosive Newt]

He was given the last rites after the accident so I guess another 40 odd years is a good innings. He never seemed to get over the lung transplant. I think he made it home for a few days months after it was done and then straight back to hospital.

The grid will have black nosecones at Monaco maybe. RIP

69 is ooooold to have a lung transplant. Which would suggest said organ was not sourced through usual channels and means you can run into further problems. Also it’s a tough enough operation for the 30/40 year olds we usually do it on!

I wondered about that at the time when it was described as an emergency transplant.

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13792 ... ay-doctors - it was performed at a reputable centre in Austria but then I don't know how their transplant listing procedures differ to the UK. The scenario they describe is a difficult one - you have a patient stuck on an artificial heart and lung machine (ECMO) and you're stuck either waiting for them to die on the machine or listing them for transplant.

[nuttinnew]

R.i.p..