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VIDEO: How Lauda made his heroic comeback to F1

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VIDEO: How Lauda made his heroic comeback to F1

From a near-fatal crash to back behind the wheel in six weeks.

The Formula 1 world mourns the loss of legendary driver and three-time world champion Niki Lauda today, after the Austrian’s death was announced by his family on Tuesday. Here, we can see how he made his triumphant comeback to competition in 1976 - just six weeks after suffering life-threatening burns in a crash during the German Grand Prix.

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