![The Austrian Formula 1 racing driver Niki Lauda with scarred face, bandaged head and burn wounds on a press conference in Salzburg, pictured on 8th September 1976. In spite of his serios The Austrian Formula 1 racing driver Niki Lauda with scarred face, bandaged head and burn wounds on a press conference in Salzburg, pictured on 8th September 1976. In spite of his serios](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/KK9WNB/the-austrian-formula-1-racing-driver-niki-lauda-with-scarred-face-KK9WNB.jpg)
The Austrian Formula 1 racing driver Niki Lauda with scarred face, bandaged head and burn wounds on a press conference in Salzburg, pictured on 8th September 1976. In spite of his serios
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![Niki Lauda with the visible burns and scars he sustained in his near-fatal crash just six weeks before. | Italian GP | Motorsport Images Niki Lauda with the visible burns and scars he sustained in his near-fatal crash just six weeks before. | Italian GP | Motorsport Images](https://cdn-4.latimages.com/images/mgl/qk88Jg/s3_2/1017323146-COL-19760912-COL123.jpg)
Niki Lauda with the visible burns and scars he sustained in his near-fatal crash just six weeks before. | Italian GP | Motorsport Images
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BobbyPOTUS on X: "In case you were ever wondering who the coldest F1 driver of all time is: Niki Lauda. Got in an extremely bad wreck that left half his face with
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