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Niki Lauda after his skin grafting operation following his crash in the 1976 German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. *UK USE ONLY Stock Photo - Alamy
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What was Niki Lauda's cause of death, how old was he when he died, how many children did the F1 legend have?
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![Michael Schumacher: Niki Lauda describes skiing accident as 'shocking and unexplainable' as racing world prays for former world champion | The Independent | The Independent Michael Schumacher: Niki Lauda describes skiing accident as 'shocking and unexplainable' as racing world prays for former world champion | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2013/12/31/09/Schumacher-Lauda.jpg?width=982&height=726&auto=webp&quality=75)
Michael Schumacher: Niki Lauda describes skiing accident as 'shocking and unexplainable' as racing world prays for former world champion | The Independent | The Independent
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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
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Niki Lauda crash: How F1 great raced just 40 days after nearly dying in raging inferno - Mirror Online
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