Although Lauda never raced IndyCar, the Austrian touched many lives across the North American racing scene, from team owner Roger Penske to the polesitter of Sunday's Indianapolis 500, Frenchman Simon Pagenaud. Mercedes, where Lauda was non-executive chairman, will wear black armbands and have a tribute on the famed Silver Arrows cars. IndyCar told Reuters it currently has no plans to pay homage to Lauda during Sunday's pre-race ceremonies and is not aware of any team preparing tributes. "Niki Lauda was a pure example of hard work pays off! "When I was a kid, when I was five-years old, I wanted to be Mario Andretti and Niki Lauda that was my dream.

Source: The Star May 24, 2019 22:30 UTC