Niki Lauda: Racing after nearly dying

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Niki Lauda shares some of the hurdles he overcame to return to Formula 1 racing just 40 days after his fiery crash at Nurburgring, including the immense pressure from the public and regaining the confidence to get back in his Ferrari.
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  • @billfinn4030
    @billfinn40304 жыл бұрын

    You can see that Niki trusts the interviewer completely and is comfortable enough to disclose everything, Graham lets him speak uninterrupted! Brilliant

  • @simo805
    @simo8054 жыл бұрын

    Hats of for niki lauda. Im burn victim myself. I was stopping fire from burning house down without proper equipment and had 3 other surgeries and and got clear from drug addiction opiates like oxycontin life is not always eazy but it doesnt care. So just keep going

  • @raiderbro8663

    @raiderbro8663

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hats off to you to, stay strong brother

  • @ROFLewis

    @ROFLewis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sad to hear about those accidents, I hope you are doing well and stay strong buddy we are all with you🖤💪💪

  • @larrylishman6038
    @larrylishman60386 жыл бұрын

    Can listen to this gentleman for hours. Honest with himself and the people around him. Great racer, greater human being.

  • @ralex3697

    @ralex3697

    4 жыл бұрын

    RIP Niki

  • @OldVillain
    @OldVillain6 жыл бұрын

    I admire Niki. He is an honest, principled man. He has true leadership qualities and is someone whom I’d “follow over the top, into battle”.

  • @stevebell4853

    @stevebell4853

    5 жыл бұрын

    The Niki Lauda I know wouldn't lead you or anyone into battle. He'd stop on top of the trench, take one look out and he would say this: "why the fuck would you or anyone else want to get into this insanity? Why dont we just get all these people put them into cars, let them race, and then they can measure their dicks that way".

  • @MiamiJacket

    @MiamiJacket

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@stevebell4853 True

  • @linanicolia1363

    @linanicolia1363

    3 жыл бұрын

    He gives that inspiration. A great man and totally honest about everything, including himself.

  • @terrancejeffrey6175

    @terrancejeffrey6175

    2 жыл бұрын

    i guess Im asking randomly but does anyone know of a trick to log back into an Instagram account?? I somehow lost my password. I appreciate any help you can offer me.

  • @benjaminisrael7005

    @benjaminisrael7005

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Terrance Jeffrey Instablaster =)

  • @MB-ot3vb
    @MB-ot3vb6 жыл бұрын

    Watching this reminds me of what a fantastic job Daniel Bruhl did in Rush!

  • @WobblinGoblin1

    @WobblinGoblin1

    10 ай бұрын

    Agreed. There appeared to be no line between Bruhl and Lauda in that movie. One blended seamlessly into the other.

  • @NaNa-lt1po
    @NaNa-lt1po3 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes people think he's arrogant, but its just that he's got no time for BS. And he's earned it after having gone through what he did

  • @glynemartin
    @glynemartin6 жыл бұрын

    Niki likes Bob Marley!!!...Now i'm a serious fan!!...

  • @CCFerrariF1
    @CCFerrariF16 жыл бұрын

    Niki is a very brilliant guy. So calculated

  • @nfsrival1499

    @nfsrival1499

    6 жыл бұрын

    CCFerrariF1 Forza François!

  • @davemuckeye1516

    @davemuckeye1516

    6 жыл бұрын

    CCFerrariF1 ... He's very analytical... although he never over, or out thinks himself when calculating the circumstances he find himself having to consider...

  • @WashburnD10
    @WashburnD105 жыл бұрын

    There could be no one better than Niki, to impart these lessons of life. Absolutely amazing! Stay blessed in heaven.

  • @danielsmind7072
    @danielsmind70726 жыл бұрын

    He is so right about the small safety stuff. I always wear seatbelt even on busses, and stop when my mobile rings. Its stupid to do something that is obviously dangerous.

  • @smannee
    @smannee6 жыл бұрын

    That man is as hard as nails

  • @michaelr.4878

    @michaelr.4878

    5 жыл бұрын

    Damn straight, brother. Tough as nail is an understatement. The Formula 1 that Lauda raced in is not the same F1 that guys race in today. The racers accepted the FACT that crashes were going to happen and that there WOULD BE deaths. Not only knowing that, but accepting that was one of the biggest hurdles the racers had to accept in order to achieve greatness. Lauda obviously achieved this. I did not recall that it was only 40 days after his crash when he climbed back in to the car and started to compete again. That takes major, MAJOR balls.

  • @fw1421
    @fw14216 жыл бұрын

    This is a great series of interviews. Niki Lauda was a great champion. I have so much respect for him as a driver and human being. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @thargor6750
    @thargor6750 Жыл бұрын

    His mind is amazing.... to go back and process that.... the more I learn about Niki the more I admire and respect him.

  • @44SirLoopalot
    @44SirLoopalot6 жыл бұрын

    I think besides beeing a gifted driver and a genius at car setup, niki was and is a great sports-psychologist before this branch was even invented. Still one of my favorite racers on 4 wheels.

  • @tysonwoo8015
    @tysonwoo80156 жыл бұрын

    I respect this man so much

  • @Jafmasterflash
    @Jafmasterflash5 жыл бұрын

    Formula 1 has lost such a great person, from what he went through & to come back is phenomenal the personal drive in this guy is just wow & I admire him for this & much much more RIP

  • @jonelson1983
    @jonelson19835 жыл бұрын

    Superb series of interviews, you let him talk....& what comes out is gold.

  • @mishalchotai4721
    @mishalchotai47215 жыл бұрын

    Amazing individual.... inspirational and honest

  • @ralex3697

    @ralex3697

    4 жыл бұрын

    Agree

  • @tempo8462
    @tempo84625 жыл бұрын

    Rip Niki. Listening to his comments about fear after a crash, i can only admire just how much willpower today's motogp riders have to ride a bike after a serious crash. I see marq, lorenzo, crutchlow even after a high speed crash the one thing in their mind is always 'will i be fit for the race?' not worrying about anything other than that. Rossi is too experienced now that u rarely see him crash but marq and crutchlow almost crash once per weekend even more but they always come back without losing an once of their previous speed! God bless all the riders

  • @jupitermoongauge4055
    @jupitermoongauge40556 жыл бұрын

    I fucking love this guy

  • @markwoldin162
    @markwoldin1623 жыл бұрын

    A frank and direct man, intelligent and enterprising, is someone I can listen to all day long.

  • @peoplehear
    @peoplehear6 жыл бұрын

    Listening to Bob Marley when he made his decision to....infectious positive energy!! 👍😉

  • @kwd_kenny
    @kwd_kenny5 жыл бұрын

    I've heard this news so it's morning of the day in Thailand, this is tragic and this year we losts Charlie Whiting and him and I've come to see that other news about him all day. So good to see him for now and rest in peace, Niki.

  • @marcberard9173
    @marcberard91735 жыл бұрын

    I watched the film Crash a few years back. Great movie. Niki Lauda seemed like a very interesting person when he was alive.

  • @sergiomendez3691
    @sergiomendez36916 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Graham. Thank you Nikki. It is important not to put much pressure on our backs

  • @boatman222345
    @boatman2223453 жыл бұрын

    Can't even imagine having this kind of self control and dedication!

  • @strikeriron8439
    @strikeriron84393 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing and usefull lesson in life from this legend.!

  • @anderslarsen4100
    @anderslarsen41005 жыл бұрын

    If you have half the willpower of Niki Lauda, you are pretty well off.

  • @LB-ty6ks
    @LB-ty6ks Жыл бұрын

    Excellent interview. Niki Lauda was a remarkable man.

  • @jb2lines627
    @jb2lines6276 жыл бұрын

    He reminds of the golfer Gary player,in that I could listen to him talk about anything all day long.

  • @shaun5944
    @shaun59444 жыл бұрын

    Great man, sticks to his principles, well done Niki, a truly dedicated winner

  • @alexalex-wb6we
    @alexalex-wb6we5 жыл бұрын

    i was listening to this man talk with my mouth opened!!!

  • @ralex3697

    @ralex3697

    4 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting man

  • @areh3756
    @areh37565 жыл бұрын

    Niki was the great human being and racer

  • @linanicolia1363
    @linanicolia13633 жыл бұрын

    He is better looking now than he was when he had the accident. What a great guy and what brains !!!!! respect !

  • @johead8516
    @johead85163 жыл бұрын

    This guy is such a great inspiration

  • @maximilian_de_luxe
    @maximilian_de_luxe4 жыл бұрын

    Great man.

  • @ALong-fo5so
    @ALong-fo5so3 жыл бұрын

    Nikki is straight talking, plain speaking, brutally honest, totally grounded.

  • @areh3756
    @areh37565 жыл бұрын

    Legendary Niki 🌹❤🌹

  • @shannonmcstormy5021
    @shannonmcstormy50213 жыл бұрын

    Niki is absolutely right - We know that avoidance heightens anxiety. While many aspects of mental health treatment remain elusive or challenging, the greatest gains have been made in regards to phobias. Today, we know how to treat phobias through exposure therapy with unprecedented success rates (insofar as other mental health issues are concerned). So, Niki is right when he says he has to get back into the car as soon as possible. Avoidance will only heighten anxiety. Sitting around thinking about it will only make it worse. Of course, the proof is in the pudding and we see him continue racing and winning a championship. He is not only a racing god, but he is also an incredibly inspirational example of will, conquering fear, summoning up courage to get back into the car and not only perform, but do so at the highest level. His passing was insignificant in the face of his life, living his dreams, and thus truly living as a human being. May we all be so lucky in our lives to have the courage to live to the fullest, no matter what this is. 7 habits of successful people should have a picture of Niki next to it. .

  • @timcolledge3732
    @timcolledge37323 жыл бұрын

    One of the greatest drivers ever!! RIP Niki Lauda.

  • @alejandrodeferrari2604
    @alejandrodeferrari26042 жыл бұрын

    He was the cleverest driver I've ever seen .He's 3er world title in 1984 was huge , against Prost and other wxcellebt drivers ! And that Mc claren MP was the base of the Senna and Prost's dinasty ...

  • @stevethomas760
    @stevethomas7604 жыл бұрын

    Incredible man, I think if you looked up focused in the dictionary his picture would appear. My doctor told me you should live into your mid 80's, "just don't do stupid". Almost fell off the roof two weeks later. I'm still working on it

  • @gavinplunkett977
    @gavinplunkett9775 жыл бұрын

    RIP Niki we miss you.

  • @boredstudent
    @boredstudent2 жыл бұрын

    Niki Lauda is a Formula 1 legend always and forever

  • @dragon-rc4149
    @dragon-rc4149 Жыл бұрын

    LEGEND

  • @liamfriel8749
    @liamfriel874910 ай бұрын

    Very brave man and wonderful perseverance to gain compensation for those lost in Lauda Air disaster. 🤔

  • @HK_Productions47
    @HK_Productions474 жыл бұрын

    Having never actually watched much stuff about Niki, I'm now so devastated that he's no longer with us.

  • @linanicolia1363

    @linanicolia1363

    3 жыл бұрын

    did he die, lately ? I had no idea.

  • @elacme626
    @elacme6263 жыл бұрын

    what a legend

  • @TeamWombatMTB
    @TeamWombatMTB5 жыл бұрын

    Unser Held , Schlaf guat Niki , Servus 🇦🇹

  • @fethi3181
    @fethi31812 жыл бұрын

    What a wise man

  • @MrPorsche91730
    @MrPorsche917303 жыл бұрын

    Niki jammin to Bob Marley. I didnt expect that

  • @JP-114
    @JP-1144 жыл бұрын

    This is very true. Ok i wasnt a F1 driver. I was a bus driving. Had a bad accident which wasnt my fault. I came back quickly & overcome my worry to drive buses again. No way the same. No way same pressure. I can relate to this in some way. Try put urself under less pressure.

  • @pedrolima1319
    @pedrolima13195 жыл бұрын

    resilience

  • @devondicker3516
    @devondicker35162 жыл бұрын

    Hats off to the host who just listens to Niki talk

  • @davidh.8798
    @davidh.87983 жыл бұрын

    Remarkable man.

  • @upsidedown4155
    @upsidedown41554 жыл бұрын

    RIP NIKI

  • @Alex-cb1id
    @Alex-cb1id6 жыл бұрын

    In this interview there's also an indirect explanation of the reason for the sport divorce between Lauda and Ferrari. After the Nurbrurgring accident, no one knew if and when Lauda would return, and so Ferrari hired Reutemann. Lauda thought Ferrari would consider him a racing driver no longer able to run in F1 and so he no longer trusted in Ferrari. When Lauda then retired during the GP of Japan, because of a torrential rain, Ferrari was no longer trusting Lauda and privileging Reutemann. The following year, in 1977, Lauda became world champion and Ferrari thought the issue was over. Lauda, on the other hand, did not forget that, in his opinion Ferrari had treated him badly, and left Ferrari just being mathematically a world champion without disputing the last two Grand Prix.

  • @joaomagalhaes7712

    @joaomagalhaes7712

    5 жыл бұрын

    What a legend

  • @BastardX13
    @BastardX135 жыл бұрын

    Nearly burned alive at the "Green Hell" back in the car, three more World Championships. Master of Fear. Peerless.

  • @rickjones8735
    @rickjones87355 жыл бұрын

    Amazing interview. Typical German dry humor. Can’t imagine the courage it took to get back in a car and not just drive, but drive competitively. Courageous man.

  • @rodrandelavona4818

    @rodrandelavona4818

    5 жыл бұрын

    He's Austrian. There is a big difference.

  • @WiscoMTB37
    @WiscoMTB374 жыл бұрын

    This dude looks better now than before his accident. You cant even notice the burns with the wrinkles and somehow his overbite disappeared.

  • @JB91710
    @JB917102 жыл бұрын

    There are two basic types of people. Two Dimensional Reactors and Three Dimensional Thinkers. This is what he is talking about. TDR's decide to do something and Just do it without thinking about consequences or if what they have decided is even correct. A TDT's does it in their mind first, from A to Z, considers everything that could happen and then does it in the safest and most effective way. TDR's dominate mankind.

  • @ze_german2921
    @ze_german29215 жыл бұрын

    After I saw the movie Rush, I quit drinking after a close encounter with the police. I thought about Lauda’s Attitude in the movie and I made up my mind.

  • @davmac6148
    @davmac61484 жыл бұрын

    Wow

  • @ptbot3294
    @ptbot32944 жыл бұрын

    What niki lauda was talking about not slipping in the shower is what the Buddha teach: mindfulness. Literally, a lot of our misery come from lack of mindfulness, i.e. not paying attention to what we are doing. If you just pay attention, you save yourself a lot of trouble. Buddhist monk are not supposed to wear shoes, even when walking in city because they are supposed to be practicing mindfulness, i.e. pay attention to how you are even walking!

  • @billfinn4030

    @billfinn4030

    4 жыл бұрын

    Here’s a man who risked his life behind the wheel of race cars and at the same time after his accident he had to take precautions against smoke accidents like slipping in the shower.

  • @simonnomis5302
    @simonnomis53022 жыл бұрын

    well he is in the ΠΑΝΘΕΟΝ now...well done.

  • @aishvarya_kumar
    @aishvarya_kumar6 жыл бұрын

    This is why Mercedes is so good!

  • @brucelee6815
    @brucelee68154 жыл бұрын

    Fucking legend

  • @Tommy14525
    @Tommy145256 жыл бұрын

    Hi

  • @paulwilfridhunt
    @paulwilfridhunt5 жыл бұрын

    Cliffe knetchle

  • @Pfirtzer
    @Pfirtzer6 жыл бұрын

    knowing that the toughest nazi's came from Austria so no wonder this bastard sruvived! He's a hero for being so tough to survive

  • @martinkranig7677

    @martinkranig7677

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thats an really intersting comment;) it implicates an admirement for being strong. In my opinion nowadays the austrian are highly underated caused by two lost wars in the 20th century and loosing their dominating position over central and eastern europe after decades occupying them. But maybe the better, a Naziregime over Europe would not let us chat us about this topic nowadays free. Anyway, heroes like niki are not a singularity, there are and were some big characters who impressed the world....Porsche, Mateschitz, Strauss, Schwarzenegger, Hermann Maier, Mozart...Bastards sounds harsh to me, but i agree, such characters searching for the wrong topic can be found as real bastards at the end...as you can find in AH in this crazy ideas...a shame for such a great historic nation with great inhabitants

  • @linanicolia1363

    @linanicolia1363

    3 жыл бұрын

    ha...ha....he is not responsible for the holocaust. Give him a break. Yes he is tough as nails not just on himself but around him. So smart !!!!

  • @user-ww4xr9jo8q
    @user-ww4xr9jo8q Жыл бұрын

    Mastermind

  • @ianbuchan1793
    @ianbuchan17935 жыл бұрын

    I always wear shower shoes as I fell once and cracked My head , after that I dont take a Chance , I am 69

  • @stathispapadopoulos7926
    @stathispapadopoulos79265 жыл бұрын

    Did really one or two guys die per year back then? I mean from f1 alone. Cause thats an exaggeration i think. I cant bring any names in my mind that died due to crashes in f1 when lauda drove maybe 1 during his whole career? I dont know... correct me if i am wrong.

  • @ulysse21

    @ulysse21

    5 жыл бұрын

    Only between 70 and 82 I remember Rindt, McLaren, Rodriguez, Giunti, Siffert, Cevert, Koennig, Donohue, Pryce, Peterson, Depailler, Villeneuve, Paletti... I surely forget 2 or 3 others at least, which means an average of more than one driver per year. Of course, I'm taking in consideration some of F1 drivers who died in other races or private tests, not only during F1 GPs

  • @kaliandatiger

    @kaliandatiger

    5 ай бұрын

    @@ulysse21add Roger Williamson and Piers Courage.

  • @ulysse21
    @ulysse215 жыл бұрын

    A sharp mind. RIP www.teepublic.fr/t-shirt/4916639-niki-lauda

  • @paulwilfridhunt
    @paulwilfridhunt5 жыл бұрын

    Does he believe in God?

  • @v1dCSGO

    @v1dCSGO

    5 жыл бұрын

    paulwilfridhunt why does that matter? Probably not since he’s very intelligent and educated.

  • @paulwilfridhunt

    @paulwilfridhunt

    5 жыл бұрын

    vd It always matters. Anyway the thing is with Niki is that he can face truth. Not everyone can. Very few actually. I was curious as to whether or not he believes in God. Maybe he does. I don’t know. Perhaps you can tell me.

  • @v1dCSGO

    @v1dCSGO

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@paulwilfridhunt I really do not see any importance in somebodys religion... thats a personal thing... but to my knowledge I don't think he does as I said previously.

  • @paulwilfridhunt

    @paulwilfridhunt

    5 жыл бұрын

    vd Well that’s a pity if that’s true. He’s an intelligent man. But no one is exempt from mind bending. The mind can bend. Hence that’s why you can have 2 intelligent people with opposite points of view. A Republican and a Democrat for instance. It’s the bending of the mind which allows this to happen. No matter which way you cut it, God definitely exists. That’s a fact but with the assistance of mind bending a person can be an atheist. They don’t want God to exist but they don’t know this. The greatness of God messes with our greatness. They naturally feel good believing there is no God because they’ve gotten rid of the inferiority problem. But it’s the wrong way. You have to join forces with God. That’s what I have done.

  • @paulwilfridhunt

    @paulwilfridhunt

    5 жыл бұрын

    vd Don’t underestimate the usefulness of religion in society. It calms down the people. It tends to prevent uprisings and rebellions. You can reasonably safely walk around in a country like India because many of those people who would be violent are peaceful because of their religion. Napoleon said the purpose of religion is to stop the poor from murdering the rich. These crazy shootings in the USA are being perpetrated by the Godless. However the bible says that the purpose of religion is to take care of the widows and orphans. I believe that the creator became a human being called Jesus Christ.

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