Jump to Roles beyond F1 - Andreas Nikolaus 'Niki' Lauda (born 22 February 1949) is an Austrian former Formula One driver and a three-time F1 World Drivers' Champion, winning in 1975, 1977 and 1984. He is currently the only driver to have been champion for both Ferrari and McLaren, the sport's two most successful constructors.
© LAT Images Lauda finally leaves hospital after lung transplant Three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda has left hospital more than two months after undergoing a lung transplant. Lauda had surgery at Austria's AKH Vienna hospital at the start of August after falling ill while on holiday in Ibiza. On Wednesday, just over two and a half months since Lauda's transplant, the hospital confirm the non-executive chairman of the Mercedes Formula 1 team had been allowed to leave in good condition. Two and a half months after a lung transplant, we’re delighted to hear that our Chairman and friend Niki Lauda has left hospital in Vienna. Dcs world for mac.
Niki will now begin a phase of intensive rehabilitation, as he continues his road to recovery. We can’t wait to have you back, Niki. — Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) It said Lauda would now undergo 'intensive rehabilitation' that will last 'several weeks'.
Download the for your Android or iPhone device and get news & live updates on the go. Follow our Cricket & Sports section in. The hospital confirmed the 69-year-old will continue to receive assistance from the lung transplant team at the general hospital itself and the Medical University of Vienna. In August, AHK Vienna's division of pulmonology head Marco Idzko said Lauda was given immunosuppressive therapy after he was taken ill, which led to 'a significant improvement in the respiratory situation'.
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© AP Lewis Hamilton, right, reaches out to shake hands with Lauda However, Lauda was then affected by acute lung disease, which led to mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit. At this point, doctors feared Lauda had a life expectancy of only a few days, which put him in more urgent need of a transplant and accelerated that process.
It was stressed early in Lauda's treatment that his condition was not a legacy of the lung injuries sustained in his fiery Nordschleife crash in 1976. Photos: How Hamilton spends his millions.
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