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![Thank God he eventually lost consciousness; it was only when he relaxed that I could free the buckle' Thank God he eventually lost consciousness; it was only when he relaxed that I could free the buckle'](https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2020/11/niki-lauda-wants-to-race-again-2-752x501.jpg)
Thank God he eventually lost consciousness; it was only when he relaxed that I could free the buckle'
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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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Austrian driver, Niki Lauda, after his skin grafting operation following his crash in the 1976 German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. *UK USE ONLY Stock Photo - Alamy
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