In September, Lauda finished 4th in Monza, and won the non-WC Imola event, still with the Alfa V12 engine. The drivers, with the exception of Teo Fabi, barricaded themselves in a banqueting suite at Sunnyside Park Hotel until they had won the day.[24]. Lauda's best results, apart from the wins in Sweden and Italy after the penalization of Mario Andretti and Gilles Villeneuve, were 2nd in Monaco and Great Britain, and a 3rd in the Netherlands. 1997  J. Villeneuve In 2008 he married Birgit Wetzinger, a flight attendant for his airline. Wetzinger was born on March 4, 1979, at Vienna, Austria, and her zodiac sign was Pisces. Lauda qualified third, one place behind Hunt, but on race day there was torrential rain and Lauda retired after two laps. 1973  J. Stewart All rights reserved to 'Imagine Entertainment' and 'Revolution Films']. Perhaps the lowest point of the team's season came at the Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport Park, where both March cars were disqualified within 3 laps of each other after just past 3/4 race distance. 1979  J. Scheckter, 1980  A. Jones Apart from this, she has not appeared in any headli… [45], Lauda spoke fluent Austrian German, English, and Italian. 2002  M. Schumacher Since getting married, Birgit has given birth to twins Max and Mia. He was also a consultant for Scuderia Ferrari and team manager of the Jaguar Formula One racing team for two years. [34][35], Lauda is sometimes known by the nickname "the rat", "SuperRat" or "King Rat" because of his prominent buck teeth. He did not start the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps after crashing and breaking his wrist during practice, and he later missed the European Grand Prix at Brands Hatch; John Watson replaced him for that race. 1986  A. Prost He finished fourth in the Italian GP, despite being, by his own admission, absolutely petrified. After a couple of years at Brabham and two years' hiatus, Lauda returned and raced four seasons for McLaren between 1982 and 1985 – during which he won the 1984 title by half a point over his teammate Alain Prost. She is popularly known as the wife of Niki Lauda who is a Former F1 Racer and he is the only one driver to win the Race both in Ferrari and McLaren. 1991  A. Senna The Alfa flat-12 engine was too wide for ground effect designs in that the opposed cylinder banks impeded with the venturi tunnels, so Alfa designed a V12 for 1979. In the single make BMW M1 Procar Championship, driving for the British Formula Two team Project Four Racing (led by Ron Dennis) when not in a factory entry, Lauda won three races for P4 plus the series. He was a Bombardier Business Aircraft brand ambassador. 1956  J. M. Fangio Niki Lauda and girlfriend Brigit Wetzinger attend the Kitzrace Party, January 27, 2007, in Kitzbuehel, Austria. [8] After starting out with a Mini,[9] Lauda moved on into Formula Vee,[10] as was normal in Central Europe, but rapidly moved up to drive in private Porsche and Chevron sports cars. Meet Birgit Wetzinger; the beautiful wife of German Formula One legend Niki Lauda, who sadly passed away at the age of 70, on May 20, 2019. Lauda's helmet was originally a plain red with his full name written on both sides and the Raiffeisen Bank logo in the chin area. As Lauda had passed the Toleman of F1 rookie Ayrton Senna for third place only a few laps earlier, Mansell's retirement elevated him to second behind Prost. Niki Lauda was born on 22 February 1949 in Vienna, Austria, to a wealthy paper manufacturing family. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time. 1988  A. Senna The 1976 F1 battle between Niki Lauda and James Hunt was dramatized in the film Rush (2013), where Lauda was played by Daniel Brühl. 1983  N. Piquet In early 2016, Lauda took over chartered airline Amira Air and renamed the company LaudaMotion. Lauda’s big break came after he ran 3rd at the Monaco Grand Prix that year, and Enzo Ferrari became interested. It would be a feat not achieved since Jack Brabham's victories in 1959 and 1960. [27] His second place was a lucky one though as Nigel Mansell was in second for much of the race. Their relationship grew stronger when Niki needed the kidney and Bergit gave her one kidney … He said, 'Honestly, I do not know, but to open your seatbelt was so difficult, because you were pushing so hard against it, and when it was open, I got you out of the car like a feather...'. Both Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel wore special helmets in remembrance. He also had to wear a specially adapted crash helmet so as to not be in too much discomfort. Lauda suffered extensive scarring from the burns to his head, losing most of his right ear as well as the hair on the right side of his head, his eyebrows, and his eyelids. [42] Lauda had two sons with first wife the Chilean-Austrian Marlene Knaus (married 1976, divorced 1991): Mathias, a race driver himself, and Lukas, who acted as Mathias's manager. 2019  L. Hamilton, McLaren comeback, third world title, and second retirement (1982–1985), Complete European Formula Two Championship results, Complete Formula One World Championship results, Complete Formula One Non-Championship results. 1974  E. Fittipaldi This proved to be his last Grand Prix victory and also the last Formula One Grand Prix held in the Netherlands. 1994  M. Schumacher He was, however, criticized for calling Robert Kubica a "polacke" (an ethnic slur for Polish people). [40] Lauda credited Austrian journalist Herbert Volker with editing the books. Birgit Wetzinger (40) ist die starke Frau an Niki Laudas Seite. [32] Lauda held a commercial pilot's licence and from time to time acted as a captain on the flights of his airline. On 2 August 2018 it was announced that Lauda had successfully undergone a lung transplant operation in his native Austria. 1975  N. Lauda With Lauda out of the contest, Carlos Reutemann was taken on as his replacement. 1977  N. Lauda Who is Niki Lauda's wife and does he have children? Niki Lauda Wives: Who Are Birgit Wetzinger & Marlene Knaus? A role model and a benchmark for all of us, he was a loving and caring husband, father and grandfather away from the public, and he will be missed.”, [Rush] – Niki Lauda meets his wifeThis clip is favorite to me because of it's humor when Niki Lauda meets his wife for the first time. Lauda's 1979 F1 season was again marred by retirements and poor pace, even though he won the non-championship 1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix with the Brabham-Alfa. The Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo flat-12 began the 1978 season at the third race in South Africa. 2006  F. Alonso Although the F2 cars were good (and Lauda's driving skills impressed March principal Robin Herd), March's 1972 F1 season was catastrophic. Die Witwe von Niki Lauda, Birgit, spricht exklusiv im Ö3-Wecker über das erste Jahr ohne ihren Mann und den Vater ihrer Kinder. 1954  J. M. Fangio Joining Parmalat-sponsored Brabham-Alfa Romeo in 1978 for a $1 million salary, Lauda endured two unsuccessful seasons, remembered mainly for his one race in the Brabham BT46B, a radical design known as the Fan Car: it won its first and only race at the Swedish GP, but Brabham did not use the car in F1 again; other teams vigorously protested the fan car's legality and Brabham team owner Bernie Ecclestone, who at the time was maneuvering for acquisition of Formula One's commercial rights, did not want to fight a protracted battle over the car, but the victory in Sweden remained official. Lauda won a third world championship in 1984 by half a point over teammate Alain Prost, due only to half points being awarded for the shortened 1984 Monaco Grand Prix. She holds a degree in Hospitality and Management. After announcing his impending retirement at the 1985 Austrian Grand Prix, he retired for good at the end of that season. 1961  P. Hill She holding a degree in Hospitality and Management. Hunt led much of the race before his tires blistered and a pit stop dropped him down the order. Since then, she has become very private. Before the opening race of the season at Kyalami race track in South Africa, Lauda was the organiser of the so-called "drivers' strike"; Lauda had seen that the new Super Licence required the drivers to commit themselves to their present teams and realised that this could hinder a driver's negotiating position. [23] After a successful test with McLaren, the only problem was to convince then team sponsor Marlboro that he was still capable of winning. Birgit Wetzinger Net Worth, Wealth. Having emerged as Formula One's star driver amid a 1975 title win and leading the 1976 championship battle, Lauda was seriously injured in a crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring during which his Ferrari 312T2 burst into flames, and he came close to death after inhaling hot toxic fumes and suffering severe burns. "[18] As Lauda was wearing a modified helmet because it didn't fit him properly, the foam had compressed and it slid off his head after the accident, leaving his face exposed to the fire. Niko Lauda was thirty years older than Birgit who bore him twin children, a boy, Max and a girl, Mia in September 2009. Austrian Grand Prix, John Blakemore Photograph Collection, Revs Institute. Birgit Wetzinger – Husband’s death. 1952  A. Ascari The third life) (1996). 1959  J. Brabham, 1960  J. Brabham It happened on air in May 2010 at the Monaco Grand Prix. Niki Lauda was born on 22 February 1949 in Vienna, Austria, to a wealthy paper manufacturing[4][5] family. His paternal grandfather was the Viennese-born industrialist Hans Lauda. 1957  J. M. Fangio [citation needed], (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap), (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap), 1950  G. Farina She married Niki Lauda who was an Austrian entrepreneur and former Formula One racer. After the accident he always wore a cap to cover the scars on his head. 2001  M. Schumacher 1963  J. Clark She is currently 40 years old (as of 2019) Birgit Wetzinger and Niki Lauda married on August 25, 2008. Marlene Knaus isa former Austrian model, but who is probably best known as the ex-wife of Niki Lauda, the late Formula One (F1) racing driver. 1999  M. Häkkinen, 2000  M. Schumacher Lauda's final Formula One Grand Prix drive was the inaugural Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide, South Australia. Erst schenkte sie ihm eine Niere, jetzt ein Baby! Throughout the weekend, fans and drivers were encouraged to wear red caps in his honour, with the Mercedes team painting their halo device red with a sticker stating "Niki we miss you" instead of their usual silver scheme. [20] While in hospital he was given the last rites, but survived.[21]. 1955  J. M. Fangio In 2008, Niki Lauda married his second wife, Birgit Wetzinger, who was a flight attendant in his airline. Niki Lauda's wife Birgit donated her kidney in order to save her husband's life in the past. Powered by. 2018  L. Hamilton [28] He took part in negotiations to sign Lewis Hamilton to a three-year deal with Mercedes in 2013. After an unsuccessful start to the 1970s culminating in a disastrous start to the 1973 season, Ferrari regrouped completely under Luca di Montezemolo and were resurgent in 1974. Neither suffered from kidney complications in the decade-plus since the surgery. 1987  N. Piquet [1], As an aviation entrepreneur, he founded and ran three airlines: Lauda Air, Niki, and Lauda. However, he lost life in his sleep on May 20, 2019. She was considered to be the “it girl” while her husband Niki was ruling supreme in the Formula-1 world. 15.07.2019, 16:02 Uhr. 2009  J. Button, 2010  S. Vettel He was a three-time F1 World Drivers' Champion, winning in 1975, 1977 and 1984, and is the only driver in F1 history to have been champion for both Ferrari and McLaren, the sport's two most successful constructors. AUSTRIAN Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda died on Monday at the age of 70. 1958  M. Hawthorn 1976  J. 1971  J. Stewart “For about three months she gave me always the same impression, ‘I do it for you because I love you’. However, even during the time when she was Niki Lauda’s wife, she chose not to reveal her personal details to the media. The 1975 F1 season started slowly for Lauda; after no better than a fifth-place finish in the first four races, he won four of the next five driving the new Ferrari 312T. Drivers Arturo Merzario, Lunger, Guy Edwards, and Harald Ertl arrived at the scene a few moments later, but before Merzario was able to pull Lauda from his car, he suffered severe burns to his head and inhaled hot toxic gases that damaged his lungs and blood. 2012  S. Vettel Portuguese Grand Prix, John Blakemore Photograph Collection, Revs Institute, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Mercedes give Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda new long-term contracts", "Three-time F1 champ, aviation entrepreneur Niki Lauda passes away at 70", "Sportreport.at – Hall of Fame – die Besten der Besten", "Niki Lauda passes away: All you need to know about the Austrian Formula One legend who defied death on the tracks", "Obituary: Niki Lauda, three-times F1 World Champion who recovered from horrific accident", "That was the power and the persuasiveness that Niki Lauda had", "Formula One Drivers Hall of Fame – Nikki Lauda", "BBC Radio 5 live - In Short - 'I was there': Niki Lauda Grand Prix crash, 1976", "Niki Lauda death: Who was F1 racing legend who SURVIVED horror 1976 Grand Prix crash? Born to a wealthy family in Vienna, Niki Lauda did not use the conventional methods of a man his means to become a world champion race driver. Similar to Lauda Air, Niki was merged with its major partner Air Berlin in 2011. [52] His funeral, at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, was attended by many prominent Formula One figures (including Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, David Coulthard, Nico Rosberg, Alain Prost, Valtteri Bottas, Nelson Piquet, Gerhard Berger, Jean Alesi and Jackie Stewart), Arnold Schwarzenegger, and many Austrian politicians, including Alexander Van der Bellen among others. Marlene and Niki divorced in 1991 after Lauda fathered a child named Christoph through an extra-marital affair, according to the New York Times. As mentioned above, Knaus came into the limelight for tying the knot with Niki. Although he lost that year's title – by just one point – to James Hunt, he won his second championship the year after, during his final season at Ferrari. The former is a racer on the Formula One circuit and the latter is his manager. 1993  A. Prost [38] In 2008, American sports television network ESPN ranked him 22nd on their top drivers of all-time.[39]. "We never could stand each other, and instead of taking pressure off me, they put on even more by bringing Carlos Reutemann into the team. During his time as airline manager, he was appointed consultant at Ferrari as part of an effort by Montezemolo to rejuvenate the team. [53], The Haas VF-19's mini shark fin section of the engine cover (the top) was painted red with Lauda's name and his years of birth and death. When his BRM teammate Clay Regazzoni left to rejoin Ferrari in 1974 and team owner Enzo Ferrari asked him what he thought of Lauda. Lauda was instantly quick, but the team was in decline; although the BRM P160E was quick and easy to drive it was not reliable and its engine lacked power. Niki's family are mourning the star who passed away peacefully in his sleep. The Ferrari pit changed the destroyed tyre and Lauda managed to make it to the podium in 3rd behind Reutemann and Laffite after Hunt retired and Pryce had to slow down because of a fuel leak. Birgit Wetzinger Lauda was a flight attendant in the Airline Company ‘Lauda Airlines’. Birgit Wetzinger Wiki. Lauda said of Hunt's death, "When I heard he'd died age 45 of a heart attack I wasn't surprised, I was just sad." All rights reserved to 'Imagine Entertainment' and 'Revolution Films']2014-03-17T07:09:42.000Z. Among several in his family, he is survived by his second wife Birgit, whom he married in 2008. Lauda was known for giving away any trophies he won to his local garage in exchange for his car to be washed and serviced.[16]. Lauda disliked his new teammate, Reutemann, who had served as his replacement driver. Copyright © 2020 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. She worked for Niki’s airline Lauda Air, which ceased operations in April 2013. 1951  J. M. Fangio It was unbelievable, how he could do that, and I met him afterwards, and I said, 'How could you do it?!'. Unlike Lunger, Lauda was trapped in the wreckage. 1978  M. Andretti Lauda, who in the meantime had founded Lauda Air, a charter airline, returned to Austria to run the company full-time. According to our own Emily Bicks, Wetzinger and the Lauda family put out the following statement after he passed: “With deep sadness, we announce that our beloved Niki has peacefully passed away with his family on Monday. Far from it, his family disapproved and refused to finance his career, but Lauda plodded on, racing in the lesser ranks before getting his first break in Formula 1 with March.

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