Niki Lauda: Tributes pour in following his death

The motorsport family is waking up to the news this morning that one of its greatest-ever drivers, Niki Lauda, has died at the age of 70.

Lauda was a man whose courage in the face of adverse circumstances transcended the sport; the manner in which he battled back from his near-fatal incident in Germany in 1976, which left his body and face covered in third-degree burns, is testament to his lasting legacy.

Tributes have came pouring in for the Austrian. Manufacturer Honda said simply and poignantly: 'A life truly lived, RIP Niki Lauda 1949-2019.'

Ferrari tweeted to say that Lauda, who won two of his world titles in red, 'would remain forever in our hearts and the hearts of the fans.'

More tributes can be found below and will be added to across the course of the day.

FERRARI

Oggi è un giorno triste per la F1. La grande famiglia della Ferrari apprende con profonda tristezza la notizia della morte dell’amico Niki Lauda, tre volte campione del mondo, due con la Scuderia (1975-1977). Resterai per sempre nei cuori nostri e in quelli dei tifosi. #CiaoNiki pic.twitter.com/srQUUeDqLw

— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) May 21, 2019

F1

Rest in peace Niki Lauda.

Forever carried in our hearts, forever immortalised in our history. The motorsport community today mourns the devastating loss of a true legend.

The thoughts of everyone at F1 are with his friends and family. pic.twitter.com/olmnjDaefo

— Formula 1 (@F1) May 21, 2019

MCLAREN

All at McLaren are deeply saddened to learn that our friend, colleague and 1984 Formula 1 World Champion, Niki Lauda, has passed away. Niki will forever be in our hearts and enshrined in our history. #RIPNiki pic.twitter.com/Ndd9ZEfm6B

— McLaren (@McLarenF1) May 21, 2019

TORO ROSSO

Today we have lost a motorsport legend and inspiration.

RIP Niki Lauda pic.twitter.com/0FoX4rqB3q

— Toro Rosso (@ToroRosso) May 21, 2019

JOHNNY HERBERT

A real loss to Sport and a big hole in our hearts. Courageous, chatty, and extremely funny. I am going to miss you being around the @F1 paddock but the legend of Niki Lauda will live on, because you were a very very special man. Thanks for all the memories #3timesWC @SkySportsF1 pic.twitter.com/aUIRML0lNv

— Johnny Herbert (@johnnyherbertf1) May 21, 2019

HONDA

A life truly lived.

Niki Lauda, 1949-2019 pic.twitter.com/75pilo44cp

— Honda Racing F1 (@HondaRacingF1) May 21, 2019

TED KRAVITZ

Niki Lauda was one of a kind. To live through so much, to achieve so much and to do it with a twinkle in the eye, glinting under that red cap. He was different class - Thoughts with his family, friends and colleagues. Remember him with a smile.

— Ted Kravitz (@tedkravitz) May 21, 2019

MOTO GP

We’re saddened to learn that Niki Lauda has passed away

A three-time @F1 world champion who epitomised bravery and brilliance. A true legend who transcended motorsport

Our thoughts are with his family, friends and the entire F1 community pic.twitter.com/VfjLBvkaFp

— MotoGP™ ?? (@MotoGP) May 21, 2019

AC MILAN

Ciao Niki, leggenda della Formula Uno. Abbiamo corso tutti con te, fino all'ultima curva ??
Our condolences for the three-time world champion with Ferrari and MCLaren. Honor to you, #Lauda, from AC Milan and all the Rossoneri in the world. pic.twitter.com/A41yCsphIi

— AC Milan (@acmilan) May 21, 2019

NICO ROSBERG

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Lieber Niki. Danke fuer alles. Ich habe auch so viel von dir gelernt. Deine leidenschafft, deinen kampfgeist, deine wiedergutmachungs staerke, und sogar deine geduld mit uns jungen fahrern! Ich und deine 100 millionen riesen fans denen du in deinem leben auch so viel ermutigung gegeben hast in schweren zeiten nicht aufzugeben denken ganz stark an dich und deine familie. Ruhe in Frieden. Nico Dear Niki. Thank you for everything that you did for me. I learned so much from you. Your passion, your fighting spirit, never give up, your belief that you always meet twice in life, and even your patience with us youngsters. Myself and all of your 100 million fans around the world whom you also so strongly inspired to never give up in the hardest of times are thinking of you and your family and wish that you Rest in Peace. #formula1 #f1 #formel1 #nikilauda #lauda #mercedesamgf1

A post shared by NICO ROSBERG (@nicorosberg) on May 20, 2019 at 11:02pm PDT

RON HOWARD

RIP the Great #NikiLauda. Here’s our last meeting in #MonteCarlo in ‘18 We first met while making the movie Rush. The F1 world knows of his grit & intensely competitive spirit, but that matched w/his keen intelligence & wisdom made him a distinctively remarkable man. a force. pic.twitter.com/SMizNt9Hge

— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) May 21, 2019

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