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LONDON: Three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda has passed away, his family has confirmed. He was 70.
The legendary Austrian, who took the title for Ferrari in 1975 and 1977 and McLaren in 1984, died on Monday, nine months after undergoing surgery for a lung transplant, reports the BBC.
"(He was) a role model and a benchmark for all of us," said his family in a statement.