傳奇車手Niki Lauda過世 - 汽車

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原文內容：
The former Formula One driver and three-time world champion Niki Lauda has
died at the age of 70, his family has said. The Austrian died overnight on
Monday, eight months after receiving a lung transplant.
“With deep sadness, we announce that our beloved Niki has peacefully passed
away with his family on Monday,” the family said in a statement, according
to the Austrian press agency. The statement paid tribute to “his unique
achievements as an athlete and entrepreneur” and said “his tireless zest
for action, his straightforwardness and his courage remain. 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.”

Lauda, who won titles in 1975, 1977 and 1984, was hugely admired, respected
and liked within F1 after a remarkable career during which he won two titles
for Ferrari and one for McLaren and came back from an horrific accident that
left him severely burned and injured in 1976. He competed in 171 races and
won 25. He also actively pursued business interests including his own airline
and went on to have senior roles in F1 management, most recently as
non-executive chairman at the hugely successful Mercedes since 2012, where he
helped bring Lewis Hamilton to the team.
As tributes began to flow, his former team McLaren said: “Niki will forever
be in our hearts and enshrined in our history.” Prominent motorsports
journalist Nick De Groot said Lauda’s legendary status within the sport was
“not just for what he achieved on the race track, but for what he overcame
to get there”, while former MotoGP champion Casey Stoner called Lauda “a
true icon and motorsport legend”.
Niki Lauda: the three-time Formula One world champion's life – in pictures
Lauda was an exceptional driver, brave and uncompromising but with fine
judgement. He was born in 1949 and pursued a career in racing against the
wishes of his family. A determination he would demonstrate again when he took
out a personal bank loans to ensure he had a shot at F1. He made his debut in
1971 and seasons with March and BRM followed where he impressed enough for
Enzo Ferrari to offer him a drive with the Scuderia in 1974. Ferrari were
rewarded with a podium on his first race and a win three meetings later in
Spain. The next year he took his first title for the team, their first for
over a decade.
A year later, when in another strong position for the title, he had a major
crash at the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring. Trapped in his burning
car, he was pulled from the wreckage but suffered severe burns and damage to
his lungs. Despite doubts he would survive or indeed ever race again, Lauda’
s determination to do so was extraordinary and just six weeks later he
returned for the Italian Grand Prix, still bandaged and in pain after
extensive surgery. With James Hunt resurgent Lauda could still have taken the
title at the final round in Japan but opted to retire from the race convinced
the torrential rain made it unsafe. Hunt, with whom he enjoyed both respect
and friendship, took the championship.

Lauda went on to take the title a second time a year later but after two
further seasons with Brabham retired in 1979, when he started his first
airline business. He made a comeback for McLaren however in 1982 and went on
to win the championship for them in 1984 after a hugely competitive fight
with team-mate Alain Prost. The Austrian took the title at the last round by
just half a point. He retired from F1 for a second and final time in 1985 and
returned to pursuing his business interests.
He took a consulting managerial role at Ferrari in 1993 and was team
principal of Jaguar between 2001 and 2002. He has been a fixture in the
paddock since joining Mercedes however, always outspoken, entertaining and
informed. He was as vital a component in F1 in the latter part of his life as
he had been during his driving heyday.

Google翻譯：
他的家人說，這位前一級方程式車手和三屆世界冠軍尼基勞達已經去世，享年70歲。 奧
地利人在接受肺移植手術八個月後於週一一夜之間死亡。
據奧地利媒體報導，該家人在一份聲明中說：“我們深深悲傷地宣布，我們心愛的尼基
已經和他的家人在周一和平地過世了。” 該聲明讚揚了“他作為運動員和企業家的獨特
成就”，並表示“他對行動的不懈追求，他的直率和勇氣依然存在。 作為一個榜樣和我
們所有人的基準，他是一個充滿愛心和關懷的丈夫，父親和祖父遠離公眾，他將被遺忘。
“

勞達在1975年，1977年和1984年獲得冠軍，在一次非凡的職業生涯中獲得了法國車隊和
邁凱輪車隊的兩個冠軍頭銜，並且在一場可怕的事故中重返賽場，讓他受到了嚴重的灼傷
。 1976年受傷。他參加了171場比賽並贏得了25場比賽。他還積極尋求商業利益，包括
他自己的航空公司，並繼續擔任F1管理高級職位，最近擔任自2012年以來非常成功的梅賽
德斯的非執行主席， 他幫助將劉易斯漢密爾頓帶到了球隊。
隨著致敬開始流行，他的前隊邁凱輪說：“尼基將永遠存在於我們的心中並沉浸在我們
的歷史中。”著名的賽車運動記者尼克德格魯特說，勞達在這項運動中的傳奇地位“不僅
僅是因為他在 賽道，但他克服了到那裡“，而前MotoGP冠軍Casey Stoner稱勞達為”真
正的偶像和賽車傳奇“。
尼基勞達：三屆一級方程式世界冠軍的生活 - 圖片
勞達是一位出色的車手，勇敢而不妥協，但判罰力很好。 他出生於1949年，他的職業生
涯是在違背家人意願的情況下進行的。 當他拿出個人銀行貸款以確保他有機會參加F1時
，他會再次證明這一點。 他在1971年首次亮相，三月和BRM的季節緊隨其後，他給Enzo
Ferrari留下了足夠深刻的印象，讓他在1974年駕駛Scuderia。法拉利在他的第一場比賽
中獲得了領獎，並在西班牙贏得了三場胜利。 第二年，他獲得了球隊的第一個冠軍頭銜
，這是他們第一次奪冠十多年。
一年後，當他在冠軍頭銜的另一個強勢位置時，他在紐伯格林德國大獎賽上遭遇重大撞
車事故。 被困在他燃燒的汽車裡，他被從殘骸中拉出來，但遭受了嚴重的燒傷和肺部損
傷。 儘管懷疑他會活下來或者確實再次參加比賽，但勞達決心這樣做是非同尋常的，僅
僅六週後他就回到了意大利大獎賽，在經過大規模手術後仍然繃帶痛苦。 隨著詹姆斯·
亨特復活，勞達仍然可以在日本的最後一輪奪冠，但選擇退出比賽，確信暴雨使其不安全
。 亨特與他一起享受著尊重和友誼，並獲得了冠軍。

勞達接著一年後第二次奪冠，但在經歷了兩個賽季之後，布拉漢姆在1979年退役，當時
他開始了他的第一家航空公司業務。 然而，他在1982年為邁凱輪捲土重來，並在與隊友
阿蘭·普羅斯特（Alain Prost）展開激烈競爭後，於1984年贏得了冠軍。 奧地利隊在最
後一輪比賽中獲得了半分。 他於1985年從F1退役第二次也是最後一次，並回歸追求自己
的商業利益。
他於1993年在法拉利擔任諮詢管理職務，並於2001年至2002年期間擔任捷豹車隊的負責
人。自從加入梅賽德斯以來，他一直是圍場的固定人員，總是直言不諱，娛樂性和知情
。 在他生命的最後階段，他和他在駕駛鼎盛時期一樣，在F1中扮演著至關重要的角色。

心得/說明：(30字以上)
當年皮膚燒傷，肺部永久受損，仍然寫下傳奇。
傳奇的車手、傳奇的老闆。

在賽道現場的畫面仍然可見於今年電視轉播，
沒想到這麼快就消逝了。

R.I.P.

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