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BREAKING NEWS: Niki Lauda has passed away aged 70

According to reports emerging out of Austria, three-time Formula 1 champion Niki Lauda has passed away aged 70 because after undergoing kidney dialysis earlier on Monday. Lauda, who won three titles in 1975, 1977 and in 1984, has received two kidney transplants already in 1997 and 2005.  Last summer, the then 69-year-old collapsed during his holiday in Ibiza, needing an immediate double lung transplant. He was checked back in the hospital in January with the flu, which was threatening because of his fragile immune system. BREAKING! Niki Lauda ist tot! Der legendäre Formel-1-Weltmeister wurde 70 Jahre alt — Thomas Mayer (@TomMayerEuropa) May 21, 2019 Thomas Meyer of Austrian...
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