Almost half a century after Niki Lauda’s Ferrari 312T2 burst into flames, causing him dramatic injuries and changing attitudes to safety within F1 forever, the late Austrian’s crash at the 1976 German ...

The burnt helmet worn by Niki Lauda when he suffered his fiery accident at the Nürburgring in 1976 is being put up for auction by Bonhams at next week’s Miami Grand Prix. It is expected to fetch up to ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Nearly 47 years after the devastating 1976 German Grand Prix crash, Niki Lauda's fire-scarred helmet is set for auction ...

In a week of memorializing the 30-year anniversary of the loss of Ayrton Senna and his sport-shifting crash, another piece of Formula 1 history is making the rounds, too. Up for auction at Bonhams ...

Made by Italian helmet manufacturer AGV, the red-painted helmet was worn by Lauda during his run at the Nurburgring in August 1976. Following pre-race safety concerns about the lack of marshaling ...

Austrian car-racing icon and three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70. Lauda became legendary for his participation in the 1976 world championship. The driver was ...

The flamboyant James Hunt won his first and only world championship in dramatic fashion in Japan in the last race of the 1976 season ...

Nikolaus “Niki” Lauda, the Austrian Formula One racing legend whose rivalry with British driver James Hunt during the 1970s inspired the Ron Howard film “Rush,” died Monday from undisclosed causes. He ...