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‘When he died at the age of 70 in May 2019, his former teammate at McLaren, John Watson, who had also taken part in that fateful German Grand Prix, told the BBC: “Racing 40 days after that accident was the most courageous act of any sportsman I’ve ever seen in my life.”’
I didn’t remember this. Nor having a double lung transplant at age 69 a year before his death.
John Watson of Team Penske (He was, indeed, Penske material, and also may have been “Watson from Accounting”) speaks highly of Lauda. Not sure if he let Lauda take his nickname “T-Bone” away, though. (I just made that part up).
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/21/niki-lauda-f1-motor-racing