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Jones remembers ‘extraordinary' Niki Lauda

Niki Lauda Alan Jones has described three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda as an ‘extraordinary person'. Lauda was laid to rest in Vienna on Wednesday after dying at the age of 70 last Monday, triggering an outpouring of grief from the sport. 'Niki was an extraordinary person, extraordinary,' Jones said during an appearance on Fox Sports' The Backpage. 'Not only was he a magnificent racing driver, multiple world champion, but a successful business person, a fantastic aviator. 'This is a man that's airplane crashed; he took on Boeing and beat them. He was just an extraordinary man.' After retiring from F1 at the end of 1985, Lauda founded LaudaAir, which led to a chance...
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