[philjohn]

That's just the kind of person Lauda is.

He was severely burned in a Formula 1 race at the Nurburgring, and despite still suffering badly scarred lungs and weeping wounds he was back in the seat before the end of the season and only lost the championship that year because he refused to go out in the pouring rain to race the Japanese Grand Prix as he decided it would have been foolhardy.

[mav3rick]

He lost the championship by one point. The movie Rush on this story is also amazing.

[philjohn]

Indeed - you can tell Ron Howard is a genuine fan of the sport - he's often at races.