Lauda’s road to recovery

Two years after Niki Lauda’s miraculous story was depicted in Ron Howard’s Rush, a new documentary takes a closer look. Formula One’s most famous survivor talks to Susan Griffin

Formula One might still seem like a dangerous sport, but the dangers faced by drivers today are nothing compared to those four decades ago.

Back then, they knew when they revved away from the grid, there was a 20% chance they wouldn’t make it back alive.