fire, and smoke. The force of the hit caused Lauda’s helmet to fly off, and thanks to the speedy intervention of his fellow drivers, Niki was pulled from the wreckage. Lauda suffered severe ...

The Austrian-born driver became trapped inside his Ferrari after it swerved off the track before bouncing back into the path of the oncoming cars and catching fire. Niki Lauda was trapped in his ...

Niki Lauda is a respected former Formula 1 driver ... with Lauda's horrific accident at the Nürburgring. The car caught fire almost immediately, yet Lauda miraculously survived.