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  Niki Lauda
In 1976, Lauda suffered horrific injuries at a crash at the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring.
Lauda returned to racing in 1982 when his airline was struggling financially, winning a third and final championship with McLaren in 1984.
As a driver, Lauda was renowned for his clear-headed approach to driving, minimising risk whilst maximising results, and ruthless self-interest.
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 Grand Prix Hall of Fame - Niki Lauda - Biography
Lauda took it in his second year with the team in a car that was technically far superior to any of the competition.
Lauda and John Watson employed all of the sandbagging skills they could muster in an effort to hide the fact that the car was unbeatable.
Lauda came away from it scratching his head, not because of the hype the boxer surrounded himself with (which Lauda understood to sometimes be part of a super star's marketing) but because Ali appeared to believe it.
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 8W - Who - Niki Lauda
Lauda started his first motor race in a hill climb at Mühlbacken on 15 April 1968, a week after Jim Clark's death, and Lauda was 3rd in the first heat and 1st in the second, finishing second overall.
Lauda also managed to win the Dutch GP but the British GP was to be the turning point of the season.
Niki had obviously learned a lot from his fight with Austrian Airlines and immediately saw the troubles with the new super license application he was supposed to sign: "I could envisage transfer fees like in soccer, and all the horse trading and contract buyouts that implied.
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 F1A&G - Niki Lauda
Lauda was always quick, but tempered raw speed with a unique knowledge of F1 engineering and a dispassionate regard for driving only as fast as necessary to win.
Like a boxer, however, Lauda could not resist the urge to make comeback, and in 1982 he rejoined Formula One, winning his third GP after returning and the 1984 title, over Prost, by the wafer-thin margin of 1/2 point (with Prost taking seven wins to Lauda's five).
Finally giving in to the years, Lauda retired for good with 25 GP wins after the 1985 season, and now serves as a consultant to the Ferrari Team and current F1 idol Michael Schumacher.
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 BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | Lauda sacked by Jaguar
Niki Lauda has been dismissed as team principal of the Jaguar Formula One team.
"Niki Lauda is relinquishing his role as head of Premier Performance Division and Jaguar Racing," said Richard Parry-Jones, head of Ford's Formula One programme.
Lauda admitted he was surprised by the decision.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2513141.stm   (390 words)

  
 The Official Formula 1 Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Niki said that learning from mistakes was the fastest way to improve, corroborating this theory with a first Formula One victory in Spain, then another in Holland.
Niki decided it was too dangerous to race and pulled out, handing the title to his friend Hunt, who said Niki's withdrawal was an act of bravery.
Lauda Air, with its proprietor serving as one of the pilots, grew to the point that further progress would require more capital, in pursuit of which Niki returned to his previous profession.
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 European Speakers Bureau :: Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda has one of the most famous names and faces in the world of Formula One.
Lauda comes from a wealthy Viennese background, and traded on his family name to secure loans that allowed him to go racing against his father’s wishes.
A shrewd operator, who doesn’t suffer fools, Lauda has been charged with coordinating the activities of Cosworth Racing, Pi and Jaguar Racing, to produce an outfit ready to challenge for the world championship.
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 Niki Lauda - Speakers Biography - Celebrity Speakers Limited
Niki Lauda is probably known as one of the best Formula 1 racing drivers the sport has ever seen.
Drawing upon his experiences both as a world class racing driver and businessman, Niki entertains his audiences with his presentations in which he shows the importance of teamwork, motivation and success.
Niki Lauda is a sought after speaker at company conferences and seminars around the globe.
www.speakers.co.uk /csaWeb/speaker,NIKLAU   (313 words)

  
 Formula1 Niki Lauda
Niki no tardo en demostrar ser un excelente piloto de pruebas y un ganador, ganó los GPs España, Holanda, terminando cuarto en el mundial.
Lauda se salvó de milagro, pero se recupero rapidamente y en menos de cuarenta dias estaba de nuevo en la pista de Monza, para el GP de Italia.
Niki Lauda participó en 171 GPs, logrando 25 victorias, 24 Pole Positions, 25 Records de Vuelta, sumando 420.5 puntos, largando en 31 oportunidades desde la primera fila, recorriendo 1600 Km en primera posición totalizando 7188 Km.
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 Niki Lauda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lauda was quickly promoted to the F1 team and drove for March in both F1 and F2 in 1972.
Niki Lauda practicing at the Nürburgring during the 1976 German Grand Prix.
Lauda suffered extensive scarring from the burns, which became possibly his most famous attribute in the eyes of the public.
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 Niki Lauda - International Motorsports Hall of Fame Member
Nicholas van Lauda was born on February 22, 1949, in Vienna, Austria, the son of a successful paper processing executive.
Lauda left the Baumgarten markings on the racing Mini and told his dad that he was only storing it for Fritz.
Lauda bought his own Porsche 908 which he had success with in Continental races and in his British appearance at Thruxton.
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 Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda begann seine internationale Karriere 1971 in der Formel 2 mit einem March Ford 712 an der Seite von Ronnie Peterson.
In seinen frühen Tagen startete Niki Lauda auch in der Tourenwagen Europameisterschaft, hier 1973 mit einem BMW Coupé von Alpina.
Niki Lauda erzielte seine ersten beiden Weltmeisterschaftspunkte 1973 beim Grand Prix von Belgien in Zolder mit einem Marboro B.R.M. P160E als er den fünften Platz belegte.
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 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Drivers > Niki Lauda
Yet within two years Lauda was impressing with BRM, and by 1974 he was winning races for Ferrari, the new hot shoe grabbing at Jackie Stewart's vacant crown.
Lauda quit for good at the end of 1985, built up his airline further, then acted as an advisor when his old friend Luca di Montezemolo took back the reins at Ferrari in 1992.
Ever since the fire at the Nurburgring, Lauda has worn the scars without flinching, facing the new circumstances of his life with the practicality and dark humor he had always brought to his racing.
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 Lauda Air history
Klaus Stöger left Lauda Air and returned to Austrian Airlines, as DI Thomas Suritsch and Christian Fitz were appointed as joint Chief Executives of Lauda Air.
In 1985 Niki Lauda the airline boss exchanges the two Fokkers for two BAC 1-11/500 and enters into a partnership with Basile Varvaressos and his tour operator company ITAS.
Niki Lauda, born in Vienna in 1949, starts his career as a Formula I racing driver in 1971.
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 Niki Lauda (via CobWeb/3.1 vn1.cs.wustl.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
After spending the early 1970s in the doldrums, Ferrari were resurgent in 1974 and the team's faith in the little known Austrian was quickly rewarded with a 2nd place finish in his debut for the team in the Argentine Grand Prix.
At the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix, Lauda informed Brabham owner Bernie Ecclestone that he wished to retire immedieately, as he had no more desire to "drive around in circles." Lauda, who had founded a charter airline, returned to Austria to run the company full-time.
Lauda is consisered one of the most accomplished test drivers in the sport, often working long hours refining his car's performance.
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 Niki Lauda resigns as CEO of Lauda Air, denies any wrongdoing - Nov. 21, 2000
Lauda stepped down as chief executive officer after a draft report by audit firm KPMG criticized the way he was running the company, according to Rudolf Streicher, chairman of Austrian Airlines, the biggest shareholder of Lauda Air.
Lauda, who owns 30 percent of the company, and Austrian Airlines have been battling over how to keep the country's second-largest airline from being engulfed by financial losses.
In a statement Lauda said a special investigation recently presented to him  by auditors KPMG had not found any evidence that he was enriching himself improperly at the company's expense.
money.cnn.com /2000/11/21/europe/lauda   (423 words)

  
 Niki Lauda - Wikipedia
Laudas Helm wurde vom Kopf gerissen, er wurde kurz bewusstlos.
Diese firmiert unter Niki Luftfahrt GmbH und nutzte in den ersten Monaten für ihren Außenauftritt den Marketingnamen flyniki.
Niki Lauda hat zwei Söhne aus seiner Ehe mit Marlene Lauda, Lukas (*1979) und Mathias Lauda (*1981).
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 Ford Motor Company - Press Release - Niki Lauda Announced as Chief Executive Officer of New Premier Performance Division
Niki Lauda, said: "It is good to be back in racing on a full time basis and I am looking forward to immediately getting started on the challenge ahead.
One of the most successful drivers of the modern era, Lauda won 25 grands prix between 1973 and 1984 and was three times world champion (1975/77/84) for Ferrari and McLaren.
Lauda will remain President and main shareholder of Lauda Air Italia S.A. Jaguar Racing is the Formula One racing team of Jaguar Cars.
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 Niki Lauda resigns from Lauda Air. | Operations > Shipping from AllBusiness.com
Niki Lauda, the former Formula One world champion racing driver, has resigned as the CEO of Lauda Air, a private airline he started in 1979.
Lauda's resignation was submitted yesterday (21 November) and follows criticism from auditors who claim to have found financial irregularities at the airline.
Speaking about his resignation, Lauda told Reuters that auditors KPMG had criticised the whole board for the mechanisms used to monitor currency swap transactions and as such Lauda 'took the consequences' and resigned himself.
www.allbusiness.com /operations/shipping-air-freight/674070-1.html   (399 words)

  
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Saison 2006 : BMW manque d'ambition, selon Niki Lauda
Lauda critique le manque d'ambition du directeur de BMW motorsports, Mario Theissen, qui dirige l'équipe de F1.
Lauda pense enfin que l'équipe allemande devra convaincre un pilote de premier plan de la rejoindre.
www.radio-canada.ca /sports/Formule1/2006/02/20/001-060220BMW.shtml   (370 words)

  
 F1 complete - Niki Lauda
Nikki Lauda had retired in 1979 without a word, but had to return in 82 because his Airlines wasnt doing well.
He signed with Mclaren and it was in 84 that he won his 3rd and last world championship by just '1/2' a point.
Ecclestone said `Niki was driving for my Brabham team at the time and after a practice session for the Canadian race, he told me he would be stopping at the end of the season.
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 Formula One: Early Niki Lauda Autograph. CoA - col7028
Niki Lauda had two careers in Formula One.
The second, from 1982 through 1985, saw Lauda return as the "grand master" of Formula One to capture another World Championship for McLaren, become a mentor to the young Alain Prost in the finer art of scientific race driving, and rail against the advent of "ground effect" F1 technology.
In both of his careers, Lauda combined sheer speed and tremendous determination with a calculating approach to racecraft that defied comparison.
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 Niki Lauda's airline to fly from Stansted airport Airline Industry Information - Find Articles
The new low-cost airline owned by former Formula One racing driver Niki Lauda is to launch services from the UK in November.
Lauda's new airline Niki will start services from London's Stansted airport to Vienna in Austria and will also introduce services from Stansted to Warsaw in Poland.
Niki was set up in 2003 and in early 2004 sold a 24% stake to Air Berlin.
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 NIKI LAUDA PHOTOS WITH PERSONAL CAR - FerrariChat.com
I've never heard that Niki Lauda owned a Daytona, but I'm not an authority on the subject.
When it comes to cars Lauda is very fussy; a broken radio in one of the six puts him in a bad mood; the thought that for today he can choose one of the other five is no help.
Jeff this car was given to Lauda by Enzo Ferrari when he signed in 73.
www.ferrarichat.com /forum/showthread.php?t=62774   (444 words)

  
 Niki Lauda - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Durante la forzada ausencia de Lauda, el inglés James Hunt había jugado sus bazas y la última carrera de la temporada, el Gran Premio de Japón, comenzó con una ligera ventaja de Lauda sobre Hunt de 3 puntos.
Lauda, que había fundado una compañía de vuelos charter, volvió a Austria para dedicarse a ella a tiempo completo.
Lauda consiguió su tercer campeonato del mundo en 1984 con una victoria por medio punto sobre su compañero de equipo Alain Prost.
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