Today we learnt of his passing. 70 is not so old but he had an "extra" 43 years after that crash. Such a brave man and how he came back six weeks later I'll never know... Another part of my childhood has gone...
Dang man, that guy who played him in the movie spoke EXACTLY like him. Hearing the real man speak though... dudes the real deal. This guy is so incredible. The stuff he’s been through is insane. I don’t understand how his story isn’t more recognized globally. What a interesting guy.
Look up, I think his name is Daniel Bruhl, and he's German; he spent time with Niki, and learnt how to imitate his accent... I mean, Chris Hemsworth was pretty good as James Hunt, but Daniel did an outstanding job as Niki, he looks and sounds so much like Niki...
@@frankgile1996 Yes Bruhl did an outstanding job. Should have won a ton of awards for that performance. Nailed it. One of the most underrated performances that year. They were both awesome. And yes, Niki was most certainly one of the realest of all deals. And he was consistently like that his whole life. One of those people who the more details you learn about, the more you respect. I've got one of his books Meine Story. Highly recommended. You'll like him a bunch more after reading that cos you'll realise this is what he was like all the time.
His story is known globally, but it just a generational thing, it depends what age you are plus not everyone was into racing. Many people would never have heard of James Hunt either because he died so young in his middle 40s, so generations after that only tend to know of more recent names but in my time and era James Hunt was all over the newspaper’s and press as the glamour boy of racing. Nikki Lauda was always known as the more serious face of racing, then of course his accident and pure grit after his accident made headline news. It’s been lovely over the last few years seeing him talk more freely following the film and listening to these videos. He always came across as very cool and almost glacial in his time racing, complete antithesis of James Hunt, so this is lovely to watch.
I could listen to this legend all day long ... no glitz no bling ..no bullshit .. just a voice that tells you I have nothing to prove..but accomplished all I wanted in life , this man was burnt to a crisp but yet you never see the scars looking at him ..all you see is his inner beauty that outshines everything and what a magnificent guy he is.. a classic affirmation that indeed beauty is only skin deep. I wish I could turn back time and watched him race 👍🇬🇧❤️🙏🏼👌
Wow! So, Niki had a near-death experience and made the decision to come back to his human life. This is an important teaching and Niki deserves our utmost respect and admiration for his life and how he has conducted it.
There was an Italian F1 driver. Very few outside of Italy will remember him, but he stopped when he saw Lauda's crash and helped get him out of the flaming car. He received burns himself and some say he saved Niki Lauda from certain death that day.
Graham thank you for being a great interviewer. I love the way you ask questions and most of all allow the interviewee to finish their answers. I have watched so many interviews by you that I wonder why you are not on big national network. Keep it up.
I ignored this movie for a long time. Probably because I assumed it would be another Driven. Boy was I mistaken. I caught one of Nikis interviews on accident, watched Rush, more interviews, the documentary movie, watched Rush again, and I'm watching more interviews right now. What a story. What a tough man. People throw around the word "inspiring", but this guy needs to be tagged to the definition.
As a child I always thought Lauda was the toughest nut ever. These interviews prove that intuition absolutely on the money, Truly gobsmacking (only a spliff could take him down!).
Graham you need to do a course,journalism 101 how to ask a question and actually let the person your interviewing answer without interruption,ThankYou you are the consummate professional.🙌🏾
People say who's the greatest f 1 driver and niki lauda springs to mind to have an accident like he had and come back six weeks later and win the championship the very next year. Then to win his third world championship in 1984 in my mind makes the man a true legend.
Woah... I had a very bad Concussion when I was a child and I remember the feeling he is talking about falling into the hole and how amazingly comfortable it is.... The adults told me to stay awake because If I went to sleep I'd likely go into a coma. I had almost forgotten about this until watching this.... Anyone who has had the feeling will undoubtedly know what he is speaking of. RIP Niki
@Darth Matt Secondary concerns when head trauma is severe enough. Primary concern in such conditions is/was to stay awake as to prevent the patient from slipping into a coma. A coma that one is not guaranteed to wake from. Yes, docs want to observe brain function after concussion obvi... Survival trumps observation.
Thank you so much for the work that you did with Niki Lauda. Now that he has left us, this interview series enables us, still, to get a great sense of the immense character that he was.
This subject is easily your best, Graham. Sports figure are not gods, but they ARE heroic. We need heroes, each of us. Life can be very, very challenging at times. I have NO interest in car racing. But I have an immense interest in this driver. Thanks for bringing him to my (and our) attention.
I went to a Formula 2000 race @ Maggione (PG) in Italy. Circa 1990. There the driver who stopped in the F1 race and pulled Niki Lauda out of his burning car was racing that day and crashed into a guard rail. Barely escaped serious injury. I think the racing Gods helped him, perhaps in exchanges for his courage in helping Lauda.
The word 'legend' is often thrown all around especially in this day and age, but few people in life and in sport can actually be described as such, one of them is LAUDA. #LEGEND#GOAT
I was taught a long time ago and I am nearing 60 years in age. A lot of players died with a surprised look on their faces. I was taught, "You don't get old BY being Stupid", . Words I live by. The more I see Mr. Lauda interviews, the more I really like and respect him. Amen RH DSD
0:47 'To make a long story short.' One of the few occasions where I want the long story. What an extraordinary man. His bravery alone was other-worldly.
Niki was one of the smartest men on the planet. On top of that he knew when he was talking with someone who knew what they were talking about. If you knew what you were doing he was happy to let you do your job and support you. That is a trait that is lost in today's world
Nikki once said he didn't have any friends . But he had millions of fans . He was a great race driver . But even better , he was one hell of a good man ...........
God how can you not admire this guy? Even after having the movie done about him and James and some of the stories embellished he could have just played it off with what the movie said about vacuuming the lungs over and over, he tells it like it is, greatly missed what an amazing person!
They say when you smoke what he did, it heightens your senses.... Niki Lauda's senses were already fine tuned to mythical levels, it only took a single puff and he saw the 4th dimension.
According to Alistair Caldwell it wasn't just the fire from the burning Ferrari that caused the damage to Lauda's lungs - the main culprit was the in-car-fire-extinguisher (which apparently was set off my Arturo Mezzario when trying to haul Lauda from the car) - apparently because after it goes off it sets like wet cement - and that's what got into Niki's lungs and almost killed him. Not sure if this is fact - but it sure sounds very feasible. Anyone knows different or agrees - pls let me know. Thankfully Niki Lauda survived his horrendous crash. Fascinates me hearing him talk - not just about the crash but everything. He's such a smart guy who tells it how it is. Love him for that.
Such an awesome story, brought up in an incredibly wealthy family who refused to support him getting into F1 racing, and yet he still struck out on his own to pursue it and ended up becoming one of the best F1 drivers ever. RIP to "The calculator"
And this is why in my opinion, Niki lauda was the greatest formula 1 driver to ever grasp the sport. (Senna in a close 2nd imo, followed by Jim Clark, Stirling Moss, Nigeria Mansell and Michael Schumacher) For me Lewis Hamilton will never be as skilled as the previously mentioned drivers because the cars are no where near as hard to drive and the stakes aren't as high
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This man has looked at death right in the eye #respect
Looked death right in the eye and spat right back in its face, lol. What a legend.
Yeppp
Today we learnt of his passing. 70 is not so old but he had an "extra" 43 years after that crash. Such a brave man and how he came back six weeks later I'll never know... Another part of my childhood has gone...
He out lived expectations.
R.I.P Niki Lauda 1949 - 2019
He will be missed
Lauda is fascinating to listen to.
The priest pissed him off with his last rights, so he decided he had to stay alive.
no he went upset beacuse the priest didn't speak to him as nurse... but a priest doesn't need to speak... the sacraments, the rites speak for him!!
He just wanted to bast his baals
Local Austrian man too angry to die
This is the most Niki Lauda thing I've ever heard
I’d have called him back in to say to him you better hope I don’t die because you don’t want me putting the wrong words in the ear of your god!
He is one of the coolest guys ever
Double hard bastard
RIP Niki Lauda :(.
@@rharris8344 ?
He sure is!
@@ccth22 was :(
Dang man, that guy who played him in the movie spoke EXACTLY like him. Hearing the real man speak though... dudes the real deal. This guy is so incredible. The stuff he’s been through is insane. I don’t understand how his story isn’t more recognized globally. What a interesting guy.
Look up, I think his name is Daniel Bruhl, and he's German; he spent time with Niki, and learnt how to imitate his accent... I mean, Chris Hemsworth was pretty good as James Hunt, but Daniel did an outstanding job as Niki, he looks and sounds so much like Niki...
@@frankgile1996 Yes Bruhl did an outstanding job. Should have won a ton of awards for that performance. Nailed it. One of the most underrated performances that year. They were both awesome. And yes, Niki was most certainly one of the realest of all deals. And he was consistently like that his whole life. One of those people who the more details you learn about, the more you respect. I've got one of his books Meine Story. Highly recommended. You'll like him a bunch more after reading that cos you'll realise this is what he was like all the time.
His story is known globally, but it just a generational thing, it depends what age you are plus not everyone was into racing. Many people would never have heard of James Hunt either because he died so young in his middle 40s, so generations after that only tend to know of more recent names but in my time and era James Hunt was all over the newspaper’s and press as the glamour boy of racing. Nikki Lauda was always known as the more serious face of racing, then of course his accident and pure grit after his accident made headline news. It’s been lovely over the last few years seeing him talk more freely following the film and listening to these videos. He always came across as very cool and almost glacial in his time racing, complete antithesis of James Hunt, so this is lovely to watch.
I have nothing but true admire towards this man. Stay well legend.
:(
I could listen to this legend all day long ... no glitz no bling ..no bullshit .. just a voice that tells you I have nothing to prove..but accomplished all I wanted in life , this man was burnt to a crisp but yet you never see the scars looking at him ..all you see is his inner beauty that outshines everything and what a magnificent guy he is.. a classic affirmation that indeed beauty is only skin deep. I wish I could turn back time and watched him race 👍🇬🇧❤️🙏🏼👌
Wow! So, Niki had a near-death experience and made the decision to come back to his human life. This is an important teaching and Niki deserves our utmost respect and admiration for his life and how he has conducted it.
and all this after he smoked a joint...who knew???
Wow! What this man has been through...I commend him. #strength
There was an Italian F1 driver. Very few outside of Italy will remember him, but he stopped when he saw Lauda's crash and helped get him out of the flaming car. He received burns himself and some say he saved Niki Lauda from certain death that day.
Arturo Merzario right?
@@wakeupandsmellthecoffeetod9582 Yes, Arturo Merzario, god bless him
@@andresvalverde5182
merzario also revived him, so he kept him awake. using techniques learned in military service. he practically saved him twice.
You have to truly admire Niki Lauda. I remember being impressed by him when I was younger due to what he overcame.
Graham thank you for being a great interviewer. I love the way you ask questions and most of all allow the interviewee to finish their answers. I have watched so many interviews by you that I wonder why you are not on big national network. Keep it up.
Niki's brutal honesty and deep insight make a compelling combination. What a great human being he is. Thanks for sharing, Graham.
I wish I could just sit down and have an conversation with Mr. Lauda he seems like an open, and honest type of guy.
I ignored this movie for a long time. Probably because I assumed it would be another Driven. Boy was I mistaken.
I caught one of Nikis interviews on accident, watched Rush, more interviews, the documentary movie, watched Rush again, and I'm watching more interviews right now. What a story. What a tough man.
People throw around the word "inspiring", but this guy needs to be tagged to the definition.
As a child I always thought Lauda was the toughest nut ever. These interviews prove that intuition absolutely on the money,
Truly gobsmacking (only a spliff could take him down!).
Fantastic interview of a man who defins the word legend.
J-F Malo ... NL is Tough as they get!
Graham you need to do a course,journalism 101 how to ask a question and actually let the person your interviewing answer without interruption,ThankYou you are the consummate professional.🙌🏾
Thanks! Appreciate you saying that, and watching. -AD
So much respect for Nikki .i can listen to him for hours ...
People say who's the greatest f 1 driver and niki lauda springs to mind to have an accident like he had and come back six weeks later and win the championship the very next year. Then to win his third world championship in 1984 in my mind makes the man a true legend.
Woah... I had a very bad Concussion when I was a child and I remember the feeling he is talking about falling into the hole and how amazingly comfortable it is.... The adults told me to stay awake because If I went to sleep I'd likely go into a coma. I had almost forgotten about this until watching this.... Anyone who has had the feeling will undoubtedly know what he is speaking of. RIP Niki
@Darth Matt Secondary concerns when head trauma is severe enough. Primary concern in such conditions is/was to stay awake as to prevent the patient from slipping into a coma. A coma that one is not guaranteed to wake from. Yes, docs want to observe brain function after concussion obvi... Survival trumps observation.
Niki was a remarkable man who never gave up and fought to stay alive and achieve what few people could achieve! He shall be missed very much!
One tough man! Awesome interview..He's so humble..RIP
He is a tough rat.
i understood that reference
Imagine walking into the restoom and seeing Niki Lauda leaning against the sink.
Just staring at it.
High as a kite.
10/10
Lol
What an inspiring talk! Niki, you’re a legend, in every way
WOW incredible! First time hearing about Niki's his near-death experience!
I was more excited about his first toke experience lmao
Hahaha YES.
Still glad my parents named me after this legend
Graham you are definitively the 🐐
Thank you so much for the work that you did with Niki Lauda. Now that he has left us, this interview series enables us, still, to get a great sense of the immense character that he was.
This subject is easily your best, Graham. Sports figure are not gods, but they ARE heroic. We need heroes, each of us. Life can be very, very challenging at times. I have NO interest in car racing. But I have an immense interest in this driver. Thanks for bringing him to my (and our) attention.
You are the man Niki. Thank you for all you did for Ferrari and F1.
What a role model he was! He’s very motivational.
Full of inspiration. Great human being
This man was so full of wisdom as it pertains to everyday life.
May he RIP
Lauda is the type of guy to stand straight and smile even if nukes are raining down on him massive respect
such a special man...and life!
What a life this man has led. Truly led.
I went to a Formula 2000 race @ Maggione (PG) in Italy. Circa 1990. There the driver who stopped in the F1 race and pulled Niki Lauda out of his burning car was racing that day and crashed into a guard rail. Barely escaped serious injury. I think the racing Gods helped him, perhaps in exchanges for his courage in helping Lauda.
I have so much respect for that man
all your interviews are💎
A true champion
The word 'legend' is often thrown all around especially in this day and age, but few people in life and in sport can actually be described as such, one of them is LAUDA. #LEGEND#GOAT
I wish i had this gift of yours, Bensinger. To ask very difficult questions without give it it away. If somebody would ask. That is his main gift.
Rip legend, great interview Graham
I was taught a long time ago and I am nearing 60 years in age. A lot of players died with a surprised look on their faces. I was taught, "You don't get old BY being Stupid", . Words I live by. The more I see Mr. Lauda interviews, the more I really like and respect him. Amen RH DSD
DIOSpeedDemon what does BY mean?
Beware Of The Austro Kraut Noooo! There must BE a reason
0:47 'To make a long story short.' One of the few occasions where I want the long story. What an extraordinary man. His bravery alone was other-worldly.
Niki Lauda you are the Legend. Hero of my childhood. Respect.
The world is poorer without Niki RIP
Wow, amazing will this man has
A real legend!
Admiring & respect for your bravery...❤❤
Love his honesty.
The way he tells his stories makes you want more. Whether they are true or not. Very interesting.
I'm watching Rush again right now and that whole accident ordeal is tough to watch, I can't even imagine what it was for him in real life.
I just watched it Rip Niki
I just watched it #RipNiki
He is one tough cookie !
That was really powerful, actually brought a tear to mine eye trying to imagine what he went through.
Niki was one of the smartest men on the planet. On top of that he knew when he was talking with someone who knew what they were talking about. If you knew what you were doing he was happy to let you do your job and support you. That is a trait that is lost in today's world
Niki Lauda is an absolute legend
Nikki once said he didn't have any friends . But he had millions of fans . He was a great race driver . But even better , he was one hell of a good man ...........
God how can you not admire this guy? Even after having the movie done about him and James and some of the stories embellished he could have just played it off with what the movie said about vacuuming the lungs over and over, he tells it like it is, greatly missed what an amazing person!
Truly a great man !!!
They say when you smoke what he did, it heightens your senses.... Niki Lauda's senses were already fine tuned to mythical levels, it only took a single puff and he saw the 4th dimension.
supafrancis you know, why make Chuck Norris jokes if you have Niki Lauda?
What did he smoke?
@@ultrasniper1475 Mary Jane. Pay attention to the video.
He quit smoking before his crash
Damn that Ibiza weed on point
Shut the fuck up lol 😂
He got so high it almost killed him again lmao
weed gave him images of that moment in hospital... too strong!!
@@cody3676 they call that particular strain the Face Melter
may he rest in peace.
rip champ😢🏆
The drive this man had and the will to succeed was other worldly.
That’s why he is a champion. He had the iron will to succeed. He applied the same to his recovery
Graham the GOAT. Best interviewer besides Eric Andre
Sadly, not anymore. #RIPNiki
rest in paradise with hunt and senna.
Rip Niki ❤️
Mr. Lauda. The Legend.
Hope you are on better place rip niki lauda
Original title for this video:
"Niki Lauda: Why I'm still alive"
Should have been:
"How I Survived A Near Fatal Crash"
R.I.P. Champ!
He looks so good for a man that’s been squeezed in 800 Celsius hot metal 🙏🏼🙏🏼
According to Alistair Caldwell it wasn't just the fire from the burning Ferrari that caused the damage to Lauda's lungs - the main culprit was the in-car-fire-extinguisher (which apparently was set off my Arturo Mezzario when trying to haul Lauda from the car) - apparently because after it goes off it sets like wet cement - and that's what got into Niki's lungs and almost killed him. Not sure if this is fact - but it sure sounds very feasible. Anyone knows different or agrees - pls let me know. Thankfully Niki Lauda survived his horrendous crash. Fascinates me hearing him talk - not just about the crash but everything. He's such a smart guy who tells it how it is. Love him for that.
Rip Niki
Nikki Lauda being Nikki Lauda 2:57 😂
He was an extraordinary and inspiring person 🏁
This guy is my hero. What a boss!
He had a reason to look ugly. . . So beautiful. Respect man. RIP.
It felt great being dead but I still wanted to comeback.
Now I don't fear death
RIP Niki!
LEGEND. RIP.
Such an awesome story, brought up in an incredibly wealthy family who refused to support him getting into F1 racing, and yet he still struck out on his own to pursue it and ended up becoming one of the best F1 drivers ever. RIP to "The calculator"
Such a shame and he is a great guy
lovely man
Niki Lauda the man died at the Nürburgring in ‘78 and in the ashes of that crash Niki Lauda the legend was born.
Rest in Peace
I watched this first, had to watch the movie rush after this. The movie was pretty good in my opinion.
RIP Niki Lauda :(
Ever Wonder About Courage,,, Look It Up In The Dictionary.... Niki's Picture Is Listed Right There Under Courage,,, In The Dictionary,,,
Niki is a guy that doesn't run from trouble but at it.
1:07 - 1:20 is a life parallel....tough stuff.
It was in the filim about them sucking the dirt out of the lungs
And this is why in my opinion, Niki lauda was the greatest formula 1 driver to ever grasp the sport. (Senna in a close 2nd imo, followed by Jim Clark, Stirling Moss, Nigeria Mansell and Michael Schumacher)
For me Lewis Hamilton will never be as skilled as the previously mentioned drivers because the cars are no where near as hard to drive and the stakes aren't as high
RIP Niki Lauda
Never underestimate the will to live. Even the best doctors in the world can't save you if you give up ;)
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Legend