![Guy Edwards: 'The car was alight and Lauda was trapped... he did thank me for rescuing him, but it was very frightening for him and he couldn't really talk about it' - Guy Edwards: 'The car was alight and Lauda was trapped... he did thank me for rescuing him, but it was very frightening for him and he couldn't really talk about it' -](https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/b4f68/38132825.ece/AUTOCROP/w300/niki_lauda-dead_001.jpg)
Guy Edwards: 'The car was alight and Lauda was trapped... he did thank me for rescuing him, but it was very frightening for him and he couldn't really talk about it' -
![On this day in 1976, Niki Lauda suffered his horrendous crash at the Nurburgring and thankfully came away with his life before going on to win 2 more World Championships. : formula1 On this day in 1976, Niki Lauda suffered his horrendous crash at the Nurburgring and thankfully came away with his life before going on to win 2 more World Championships. : formula1](https://i.redd.it/j3wd3sm0ghd11.jpg)
On this day in 1976, Niki Lauda suffered his horrendous crash at the Nurburgring and thankfully came away with his life before going on to win 2 more World Championships. : formula1
![August the 1st 1976- Nurburgring - Niki Lauda accident #porsche | Ferrari racing, Race cars, Classic racing cars August the 1st 1976- Nurburgring - Niki Lauda accident #porsche | Ferrari racing, Race cars, Classic racing cars](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/89/2f/1f/892f1f655dab62f10a60dab26ff61546.jpg)
August the 1st 1976- Nurburgring - Niki Lauda accident #porsche | Ferrari racing, Race cars, Classic racing cars
![F1_Historical on Twitter: "Clay Regazzoni & Niki Lauda (Ferrari 312T2 - German Grand Prix, Nürburgring - 1976. #F1… " F1_Historical on Twitter: "Clay Regazzoni & Niki Lauda (Ferrari 312T2 - German Grand Prix, Nürburgring - 1976. #F1… "](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EegcI2IWoAA4UJ6.jpg)