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| Niki Lauda, Austrian Formula 1 legend, dies at 70 | |
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| Three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70, his family says, nine months after undergoing a lung transplant. | |
| The legendary Austrian took the title for Ferrari in 1975 and 1977 and McLaren in 1984. | |
| For many, he will be remembered for his remarkable recovery and return to racing after being badly burned in a crash in the 1976 German Grand Prix. | |
| "[He was] a role model and a benchmark for all of us," his family said. | |
| After his career as a racing driver, he became an airline entrepreneur and, most recently, a non-executive chairman for the Formula 1 Mercedes team, instrumental in bringing in British driver Lewis Hamilton, who has won five world championships. | |
| "His unique achievements as an athlete and entrepreneur are and will remain unforgettable, his tireless zest for action, his straightforwardness and his courage remain a role model and a benchmark for all of us," the statement said. | |
| Lauda died peacefully with his family on Monday, it added. | |
| In January, he spent some 10 days in hospital while suffering from influenza. |