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Hey 24.126.206.159 - do you have a source for the "von?" Google turns up zero hits for "Andreas Nikolaus von Lauda" so for now I'm going to delete it. Rdsmith4 12:27, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Contents 1 Fan Car 2 Arrow Emblem Grand Prix no Taka 3 DNP / WD 4 Picture? 5 Last rites

[edit] Fan Car

This one crops up a lot. The Fan car was not banned. Ecclestone merely withdrew it, to save everyone the expense and bother of banning it. Plus that meant that Lauda and Brabham kept the 10 points from Anderstorp. The regulations were then changed before the 1979 season which closed the loop hole Gordon Murray had exploited. I'd suggest maybe re editing the article to read (the fan car) "Was withdrown befour it could be banned". Djarra 18:04, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

It does - but the reason it crops up is because it's true, according to contemporary sources, anyway. See talk:Brabham for more. 4u1e 19:28, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Arrow Emblem Grand Prix no Taka

Does anyone remember details about Niki Lauda's appearance on Toei's 1997 anime "Arrow Emblem Grand Prix no Taka"?

The protagonist, Takaya Torodoki/Tony Bronson, gets injured in a car race accident and Niki Lauda goes to visit Takaya in order to encourage him to keep racing, with his own experience.

I think Niki Lauda (whose character's name has been changed in some translations of the anime) was pictured with his face bandaged in the anime.

LGMᚂ 21:39, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DNP / WD

The reason WD isn't on the template is that we can't be can't be consistent about withdrawals across the board. Some guys withdrew from GPs and it was covered up as mechanical failure etc, or vice versa - the point being we can't guarantee in all cases that "WD" is the correct term to use, so we don't use it, even in cases like this one where we know that Lauda pulled out of his own accord. At least I believe that to be the reasoning behind it. Anyway, like the reasons for an absence, the actual reasons for not practicing / not starting / not qualifying or for retiring are beyond the scope of the table, and are best explained in the article body. So we just have DNP, DNS, DNQ and Ret. Like for the 2005 United States Grand Prix, the term used for the guys who pulled out is "DNS" not, "WD". Bretonbanquet 17:50, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture?

Niki Lauda was 24 in 1973... Are we sure the picture was taken in 1973???? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.98.232.68 (talk) 18:54, 15 April 2007 (UTC).

It's clearly after his accident in 1976. I'll remove the caption. -- DH85868993 02:32, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Last rites

There is presently a jarring transition from a priest administering "last rites" immediately prior to cosmetic surgury to repair his eyelids, and his preference to conceal his scalp injuries with a red cap. Were the last rites a triffle hasty, or did it even happen at all? As far as I can tell this is a living person.

From http://www.biographybase.com/biography/Lauda_Niki.html

In 1976, Lauda suffered severe injuries, including horrific burns, in a crash at the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring. Near death, he nevertheless managed to get back into his Ferrari six weeks after his accident.

I just looked up policy on this, and am adding {{Blpdispute}} until his living-dead status is clarified. MaxEnt 23:31, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

He's definitely still alive, and he definitely had the last rites administered. I've added a ref and removed the {{Blpdispute}} template. DH85868993 07:32, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Blpdispute may not be the most appropriate tag, but the source in question cites this very article as it's only source and is clearly inacceptable as a reliable source. I'm removing it now. More generally: This article has no sources, and particularly no inline citations for individual assertions. |dorf|trottel| |mess|age| 14:05, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

I've added a new ref for Lauda being given the last rites and hence changed the {{unref}} to a {{refimprove}}. DH85868993 (talk) 14:19, 17 November 2007 (UTC)