50 Years Since Niki Lauda’s Nürburgring Crash: the Four Drivers Who Saved His Life
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The fire accident on 1 August 1976 made the Viennese Niki Lauda a motorsport legend. And finished the Formula 1 event on the old Nürburgring.
The fire accident of Niki Lauda on 1 August 1976 once sealed the end of the old Nordschleife. 50 years later the Formula 1 has disappeared into the Eifel, but the Nürburgring is booming. What are the reasons for this?
On August 1, 1976, 50 years ago, the Austrian driver was about to lose his life when his Ferrari crashed and set himself on fire in Nürburgring.
He escaped flame death at the last moment, survived burns in the face and burns in the lungs. Fifty years ago, Niki Lauda survived a dramatic accident on the Nürburgring – and drove his next Formula 1 race after only 42 days.
Fifty years ago, Niki Lauda's fire accident changed the Nürburgring. How the ring became safer – and why the Formula 1 stays away today.
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