![Celebrating the racing life of Niki Lauda; 3-time F1 champion dies; Racing great died May 20 at the age of 70 | Automotive News Celebrating the racing life of Niki Lauda; 3-time F1 champion dies; Racing great died May 20 at the age of 70 | Automotive News](https://s3-prod.autonews.com/s3fs-public/laudazetsche.jpg)
Celebrating the racing life of Niki Lauda; 3-time F1 champion dies; Racing great died May 20 at the age of 70 | Automotive News
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![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/w620/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' -
![Niki Lauda offers to Arturo Merzario (who celebrates his 75th birthday today) his gold Rolex that he won when setting pole at the 1976 Monaco GP out of gratitude for saving his Niki Lauda offers to Arturo Merzario (who celebrates his 75th birthday today) his gold Rolex that he won when setting pole at the 1976 Monaco GP out of gratitude for saving his](https://preview.redd.it/hkdbjrk9u0r61.jpg?auto=webp&s=34eb0ff2623c4c3ce140bf975dcb1997061f5cd3)
Niki Lauda offers to Arturo Merzario (who celebrates his 75th birthday today) his gold Rolex that he won when setting pole at the 1976 Monaco GP out of gratitude for saving his
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