![Guy Edwards: 'The car was alight and Lauda was trapped... he did thank me for rescuing him, but it was very frightening for him and he couldn't really talk about it' - Guy Edwards: 'The car was alight and Lauda was trapped... he did thank me for rescuing him, but it was very frightening for him and he couldn't really talk about it' -](https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/b4f68/38132825.ece/AUTOCROP/w300/niki_lauda-dead_001.jpg)
Guy Edwards: 'The car was alight and Lauda was trapped... he did thank me for rescuing him, but it was very frightening for him and he couldn't really talk about it' -
![Niki Lauda (†70): Sein Retter telefonierte vor seinem Tod noch mit ihm: „Er war sehr erschöpft“ | BUNTE.de Niki Lauda (†70): Sein Retter telefonierte vor seinem Tod noch mit ihm: „Er war sehr erschöpft“ | BUNTE.de](https://images.bstatic.de/y6TwRthN5xJ5Su87cRp52ynN6vQ=/2000x1125/filters:focal(990x553:1010x573):format(webp)/files/2019-05/niki-lauda-ddp07014017.jpg)
Niki Lauda (†70): Sein Retter telefonierte vor seinem Tod noch mit ihm: „Er war sehr erschöpft“ | BUNTE.de
![Arturo Merzario, famous formula one racing driver, who rescued Niki Lauda out of his burning car Stock Photo - Alamy Arturo Merzario, famous formula one racing driver, who rescued Niki Lauda out of his burning car Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W9WD27/arturo-merzario-famous-formula-one-racing-driver-who-rescued-niki-lauda-out-of-his-burning-car-W9WD27.jpg)
Arturo Merzario, famous formula one racing driver, who rescued Niki Lauda out of his burning car Stock Photo - Alamy
![Niki Lauda offers to Arturo Merzario (who celebrates his 75th birthday today) his gold Rolex that he won when setting pole at the 1976 Monaco GP out of gratitude for saving his Niki Lauda offers to Arturo Merzario (who celebrates his 75th birthday today) his gold Rolex that he won when setting pole at the 1976 Monaco GP out of gratitude for saving his](https://i.redd.it/0vdc0d5174l01.jpg)
Niki Lauda offers to Arturo Merzario (who celebrates his 75th birthday today) his gold Rolex that he won when setting pole at the 1976 Monaco GP out of gratitude for saving his
![Arturo Merzario, the F1 driver that pulled Lauda out of the burning car in Nürnberg, at Niki's funeral today. : formula1 Arturo Merzario, the F1 driver that pulled Lauda out of the burning car in Nürnberg, at Niki's funeral today. : formula1](https://i.redd.it/37bgs4gvn5131.jpg)
Arturo Merzario, the F1 driver that pulled Lauda out of the burning car in Nürnberg, at Niki's funeral today. : formula1
![Arturo Merzario who pulled Niki Lauda from his blazing car. | Motorsport events, Racing team, Formula one Arturo Merzario who pulled Niki Lauda from his blazing car. | Motorsport events, Racing team, Formula one](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ad/24/98/ad2498afe5a323f85de7f736f769ad4c.jpg)
Arturo Merzario who pulled Niki Lauda from his blazing car. | Motorsport events, Racing team, Formula one
![SnapLap on Twitter: "The season 1976 was marked by Niki Lauda's infamous crash at Nurburgring - #HaraldErtl stopped after that and helped pull # NikiLauda from his burning Ferrari, together with Guy Edwards, SnapLap on Twitter: "The season 1976 was marked by Niki Lauda's infamous crash at Nurburgring - #HaraldErtl stopped after that and helped pull # NikiLauda from his burning Ferrari, together with Guy Edwards,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3kaIazXoAAKyb5.jpg)
SnapLap on Twitter: "The season 1976 was marked by Niki Lauda's infamous crash at Nurburgring - #HaraldErtl stopped after that and helped pull # NikiLauda from his burning Ferrari, together with Guy Edwards,
![Former Italian Formula One driver Arturo Merzario Editorial Stock Photo - Stock Image | Shutterstock Former Italian Formula One driver Arturo Merzario Editorial Stock Photo - Stock Image | Shutterstock](https://editorial01.shutterstock.com/wm-preview-1500/10253499dw/1a10cc11/memorial-service-for-formula-one-legend-niki-lauda-in-vienna-austria-shutterstock-editorial-10253499dw.jpg)
Former Italian Formula One driver Arturo Merzario Editorial Stock Photo - Stock Image | Shutterstock
![Niki Lauda and Arturo Merzario. Merzario is the driver who pulled Lauda from his burning car at the Nürburgring in 1976 | Pilot, Sport, Auto da corsa Niki Lauda and Arturo Merzario. Merzario is the driver who pulled Lauda from his burning car at the Nürburgring in 1976 | Pilot, Sport, Auto da corsa](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ba/32/af/ba32aff9f685eebaa5aa9f73737e1ef9.jpg)