![Niki Lauda's helmet that came off in his fiery crash in the 1976 German Grand Prix. Lauda, who retired from Formula 1 following the 1985 Adelaide Grand Prix, on the scars he Niki Lauda's helmet that came off in his fiery crash in the 1976 German Grand Prix. Lauda, who retired from Formula 1 following the 1985 Adelaide Grand Prix, on the scars he](http://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Super-GT-Fuji-Disaster-Feature-9.jpg)
Niki Lauda's helmet that came off in his fiery crash in the 1976 German Grand Prix. Lauda, who retired from Formula 1 following the 1985 Adelaide Grand Prix, on the scars he
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Tom Arnold on X: "Niki Lauda's helmet from his Nurburgring accident in '76. #F1 #NikiLauda #Hero https://t.co/YvZN3wxJfi" / X
Thank God he eventually lost consciousness; it was only when he relaxed that I could free the buckle'
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Tom Arnold on X: "Niki Lauda's helmet from his Nurburgring accident in '76. #F1 #NikiLauda #Hero https://t.co/YvZN3wxJfi" / X
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