![Guy Edwards: 'The car was alight and Lauda was trapped... he did thank me for rescuing him, but it was very frightening for him and he couldn't really talk about it' - Guy Edwards: 'The car was alight and Lauda was trapped... he did thank me for rescuing him, but it was very frightening for him and he couldn't really talk about it' -](https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/b4f68/38132825.ece/AUTOCROP/w300/niki_lauda-dead_001.jpg)
Guy Edwards: 'The car was alight and Lauda was trapped... he did thank me for rescuing him, but it was very frightening for him and he couldn't really talk about it' -
![Niki Lauda in 1976 3 days before his crash at the Nürburgring GP (colorized) http://ift.tt/2ynkqMn | Race cars, Racing events, Sportscar Niki Lauda in 1976 3 days before his crash at the Nürburgring GP (colorized) http://ift.tt/2ynkqMn | Race cars, Racing events, Sportscar](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6d/d3/ff/6dd3ff07e8e6b91df7aa9303b61a70d5.jpg)
Niki Lauda in 1976 3 days before his crash at the Nürburgring GP (colorized) http://ift.tt/2ynkqMn | Race cars, Racing events, Sportscar
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Niki Lauda in his own words: His 1976 crash, rivalry with James Hunt - and giving his F1 trophies away for free car washes
![Niki Lauda's helmet that came off in his fiery crash in the 1976 German Grand Prix. Lauda, who retired from Formula 1 following the 1985 Adelaide Grand Prix, on the scars he carries. : formula1 Niki Lauda's helmet that came off in his fiery crash in the 1976 German Grand Prix. Lauda, who retired from Formula 1 following the 1985 Adelaide Grand Prix, on the scars he carries. : formula1](https://i.redd.it/ylnrqkn31uc21.jpg)
Niki Lauda's helmet that came off in his fiery crash in the 1976 German Grand Prix. Lauda, who retired from Formula 1 following the 1985 Adelaide Grand Prix, on the scars he carries. : formula1
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