THE WORD "LEGEND" is not what it used to be. Today, many people are called legends, but few actually qualify. Niki Lauda qualifies. A key player in Formula 1 from the early 1970s onward - his celebrated battle for the 1976 World Championship with James Hunt played an important role in transforming the sport into the massive TV spectacle it became under Bernie Ecclestone - Lauda died at age 70 on May 20.
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