Niki Lauda, Formula 1 legend, dies - News Review สาธารณะ

The story:
One of the best-known figures in motor racing, the three-times Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda, has died at the age of 70. Hes remembered most for his audacious recovery from a near-fatal crash at the German Grand Prix in 1976, in which he sustained major burns.

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