Austrian car-racing icon and three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70. Lauda became legendary for his participation in the 1976 world championship. The driver was ...

Lauda is considered one of the best Formula One speedway racers ever Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at PEOPLE's Los Angeles Bureau as a writer and ...

It was 37 years ago, but Niki Lauda recalls his brush with death as if it happened this morning. The Austrian Formula One driver had been in a ferocious nip-and-tuck battle for most of the season with ...

Nikolaus “Niki” Lauda, the Austrian Formula One racing legend whose rivalry with British driver James Hunt during the 1970s inspired the Ron Howard film “Rush,” died Monday from undisclosed causes. He ...

Niki Lauda (right), with actor Daniel Bruhl who played him in "Rush" (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Laureus) Nikolaus “Niki” Lauda, the Austrian Formula One racing legend whose rivalry ...

Austrian Formula One champion Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70, according to his family. “With deep sadness, we announce that our beloved Niki has peacefully passed away with his family on Monday, ...