The three-time world champion took the title for Ferrari in 1975 and 1977 and then again for McLaren in 1984. Lauda was badly burned in 1976 in a now famous Formula One crash and later became an airline entrepreneur with Lauda Air. "We had been dating for eight months when I had a kidney problem," Lauda said in an interview. My usual life – following Formula One, why not?”Three-time F1 champion Lauda still watched Hamilton lead Mercedes to last year's title from his hospital bed. He is credited for helping bring five-times F1 champion Lewis Hamilton to the team from McLaren.

Source: Daily Mirror May 21, 2019 00:18 UTC