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Niki Lauda crash: How F1 great raced just 40 days after nearly dying in raging inferno - Mirror Online
![Autosport on Twitter: "#OTDI 1976: Championship leader Niki Lauda returned to F1 after his horrific accident in the German GP, he finished fourth at Monza https://t.co/ZfuLROXK4n" / Twitter Autosport on Twitter: "#OTDI 1976: Championship leader Niki Lauda returned to F1 after his horrific accident in the German GP, he finished fourth at Monza https://t.co/ZfuLROXK4n" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJiBQ6eXkAAJ29x.jpg)
Autosport on Twitter: "#OTDI 1976: Championship leader Niki Lauda returned to F1 after his horrific accident in the German GP, he finished fourth at Monza https://t.co/ZfuLROXK4n" / Twitter
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Niki Lauda leads Clay Regazzoni after making a heroic return to Formula One following his fiery near-fatal accident at the Nurburgring six weeks earlier | Formula 1 photos | ESPN.co.uk
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BEYOND THE GRID: 'He was like a ghost' – Remembering Niki Lauda's comeback from fiery Nurburgring crash, 45 years on | Formula 1®
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Niki Lauda admits he wouldn't change a thing after reflecting on his horror 1976 crash as rivalry with James Hunt is to be shown in new movie 'Rush' | The Independent
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