Walter Klepetko, a doctor who performed a lung transplant on Lauda last year, said Tuesday: "Niki Lauda has died. GETTY IMAGES Former Formula One champion Niki Lauda has died in Austria. Lauda won the F1 drivers' championship in 1975 and 1977 with Ferrari and again in 1984 with McLaren. AP IMAGES McLaren driver James Hunt took the 1976 F1 Championship by a single point over Niki Lauda. Initially a charter airline, Lauda Air expanded in the 1980s to offer flights to Asia and Australia.

Source: Stuff May 21, 2019 01:21 UTC