Three-time Formula 1 World Champion Niki Lauda has undergone surgery in Austria and is currently recovering from a lung transplant. Lauda has been absent from recent races and no official reason had been given, other than recent media reports which suggested he had a mild illness. However the hospital treating him released a statement on Thursday confirming the seriousness of his surgery and reported it had been a success. 'Because of a severe lung condition Niki Lauda had to undergo a lung transplant in Vienna General Hospital today,' read the statement. It added: 'The transplant was carried out successfully.' Lauda, who recently sold his airline Laudamotion to Ryanair, is...
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