Niki LaudaAndreas Nikolaus Lauda (22 February 1949 - 20 May 2019) was an Austrian Formula One driver, andthree-time F1 World Champion, winning in 1975, 1977 and 1984. A year later, he retired to pursue his love of flying, starting Lauda Air, among a series of viation ventures, but Formula One always called. He was back in the sport in 1993 as a consultant for Ferrari before moving on to Jaguar and achieveing unparalleled success in the McLaren team with Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. Read More Read Less