Niki Lauda

@jegga said in RIP 2019:

@canefan said in RIP 2019:

@Hooroo said in RIP 2019:

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A bit of a miracle he lived this long, considering his injuries. The movie Rush was excellent with Lauda as one of the main characters

There was a lot of bullshit in that film , him and Hunt were apparently mates and even flatted together at one stage .

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It was still a worth watching though

Are you saying a movie embellished a few facts? No way!!!

@jegga said in RIP 2019:

Too soon for the joke about him and Hotlips Houlihan ?

Yes, maybe tomorrow

He looked old for 70. Should've moisturised more.

My earliest adult joke I can remember

Who was the F1 driving world champion in 1977?

Lauda.

Who was the F1 driving world champion in 1977??!!!!??

Lauda!

WHO WAS F1 DRIVING WORLD CHAMPION IN 1977????!!!!!

LAUDA!!!

Deaf fluffybunny

RIP Nikki, you shaped my childhood

@Victor-Meldrew said in Niki Lauda:

Niki Lauda passed away today.

Absolute legend off and off the racetrack and one of the greatest and gutsiest sportsman of all time

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Agree totally. Proof that those at the very top, work the hardest.

@antipodean and that photo's his good side.

Hard bastard tho, refusing to have his ears reconstructed so he could get back racing faster, trying to race with his eyelids (from behind the ear skin) working but no tear ducts - couldn't blink!

Remember reading after his accident that his lungs would fill and the pain would recede. At that point, realising he was dying he'd ring the bell for them to pump him out and that would bring searing pain. Tough hombre.

@Machpants said in RIP 2019:

Hard bastard tho, refusing to have his ears reconstructed so he could get back racing faster, trying to race with his eyelids (from behind the ear skin) working but no tear ducts - couldn't blink!

not to mention suffering internal burns in his lungs - a very hard bastard and racing legend

@jegga said in RIP 2019:

Too soon for the joke about him and Hotlips Houlihan ?

I am not sure I know the joke and today is tomorrow so go for it!

He raced again only a few weeks after the accident didn't he? Absolutely amazing fella. Sad that he's gone but I bet every day was a bonus.

@Crazy-Horse said in Niki Lauda:

@jegga said in RIP 2019:

Too soon for the joke about him and Hotlips Houlihan ?

I am not sure I know the joke and today is tomorrow so go for it!

What did Niki Lauda and Hotlips Houlihan have in common?

They were both fucked by Major Burns.

@jegga

Think it was Lauda himself who spoke the last tribute to James Hunt in that film. I've read they were good friends as well