Double Lung Transplant Recipient Niki Lauda Dies 9 Months After Successful Life Saving Surgery

Three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70. Lauda, who underwent a lung transplant in August 2018 and had previously had 2 renal transplants, "passed away peacefully" on Monday, his family said. He was only days away from death 9 months ago when he underwent life-saving lung transplant surgery.

For more information about Mr Lauda's lung transplant, please see the following resources:

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/137926/lauda-was-days-away-from-death-say-doctors

https://www.sport24.co.za/Motorsport/lung-transplant-worse-than-nurburgring-inferno-lauda-20181221

0:35How Niki Lauda Is Doing After Lung Transplant Surgery – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1OmFpjFRiU

https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/formula-one/f1-niki-lauda-was-given-37-days-to-live-without-lung-transplant-surgery/news-story/87581ac6e1231306a483f315a2a229fb