![TIL that Niki Lauda asked his fellow drivers in 1976 to boycott the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring due to safety concerns even after he was the fastest on the track. TIL that Niki Lauda asked his fellow drivers in 1976 to boycott the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring due to safety concerns even after he was the fastest on the track.](https://external-preview.redd.it/dY3yooSt8s5CeRZ-K12mhlzcPI6_c9PZ0suixyU-aHM.jpg?auto=webp&s=ba8492374a3b6d38e99cac435669a1c53f68f7a8)
TIL that Niki Lauda asked his fellow drivers in 1976 to boycott the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring due to safety concerns even after he was the fastest on the track.
![Niki Lauda offers to Arturo Merzario (who celebrates his 75th birthday today) his gold Rolex that he won when setting pole at the 1976 Monaco GP out of gratitude for saving his Niki Lauda offers to Arturo Merzario (who celebrates his 75th birthday today) his gold Rolex that he won when setting pole at the 1976 Monaco GP out of gratitude for saving his](https://i.redd.it/0vdc0d5174l01.jpg)
Niki Lauda offers to Arturo Merzario (who celebrates his 75th birthday today) his gold Rolex that he won when setting pole at the 1976 Monaco GP out of gratitude for saving his
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