Niki Lauda
McLaren unveils a bronze statue in his honor
Niki Lauda died in 2019 at the age of 70.
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McLaren remembers Niki Lauda. A bronze statue has now been unveiled in honor of the three-time Formula 1 world champion.
Memory of the deceased ex-racing driver Niki Lauda (1949-2019). His former racing team McLaren has unveiled a bronze statue of the Austrian in honor of the three-time Formula 1 world champion. The plant is located in the McLaren Technology Center in Woking, England. McLaren shows the Lauda statue via Twitter, which depicts the pilot in a racing suit and with the typical Lauda cap. Smiling, Lauda raises his right arm and shows the number three with his fingers as a symbol for his three world titles.
In a short accompanying film McLaren boss Zak Brown speaks of Lauda as an “absolute hero”. He is a true legend of the sport. Lauda would be sorely missed, but he would always be remembered. The Austrian won two world titles with Ferrari in 1975 and 1977 and initially retired in 1979. In 1982 he made his comeback at McLaren, with whom he celebrated his third triumph in 1984. In 1985 he finally hung up his racing helmet.
Niki Lauda died in Zurich in 2019
Niki Lauda died three years ago today, on May 20, 2019, at the age of 70 surrounded by his family in a hospital in Zurich. In 2018 he had both lungs transplanted in Vienna. His lungs had already been severely damaged due to the terrible fire accident at the Nürburgring in 1976, which almost cost him his life.