![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/w620/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' -
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Niki Lauda in his own words: His 1976 crash, rivalry with James Hunt - and giving his F1 trophies away for free car washes
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