Three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda, who won two of his titles after a horrific crash that left him with serious burns and went on to become a prominent figure in the aviation industry, has died. He was 70.
The Austria Press Agency reported that Lauda's family said in a statement he ''passed away peacefully'' on Monday. Walter Klepetko, a doctor who performed a lung transplant on Lauda last year, said Tuesday: ''Niki Lauda has died. I have to confirm that.''
Lauda won the F1 drivers' championship in 1975 and 1977 with Ferrari and again in 1984 with McLaren.
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