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![Niki Lauda at the 1976 Italian Grand Prix, his first race since his near-fatal crash at the German Grand Prix, where he finished in 4th place : r/formula1 Niki Lauda at the 1976 Italian Grand Prix, his first race since his near-fatal crash at the German Grand Prix, where he finished in 4th place : r/formula1](https://preview.redd.it/pvyl0fbh4hz21.jpg?auto=webp&s=b97dbdfe91647ce67fbb4a1dbaf48cfe2df78ddd)
Niki Lauda at the 1976 Italian Grand Prix, his first race since his near-fatal crash at the German Grand Prix, where he finished in 4th place : r/formula1
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