Obituary
Formula 1 Champion Niki Lauda Dies At 70
- Formula 1 champion carried on competing after near-fatal crash
- Second career in aviation saw launch of two eponymous carriers
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Niki Lauda, the Austrian race-car driver who survived a near-fatal crash to win three Formula 1 world championships and went on to found his own airline, has died, German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported. He was 70.
Lauda died in his sleep on Monday surrounded by family, a family spokeswoman told DPA in a statement. He received a lung transplant last year, and was hospitalized with the flu in January, DPA reported.