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Niki Lauda

Ferrari · Austrian · 3× World Champion

Courage incarnate. His return to racing 40 days after a near-fatal inferno at the Nürburgring is the most extraordinary act in motorsport history.

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Legendary Lauda drives

Italian Grand Prix 19761:41.350

Autodromo Nazionale Monza · Monza, Italy

Six weeks after the inferno at the Nürburgring. Lauda returned, eyes bandaged, barely able to blink — and finished fourth. The most courageous drive in history.