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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Niki Lauda, who passed away recently, was associated to which sports?
A
Chess
B
Sprint
C
Judo
D
Motor Racing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On 20 May 2019, Lauda died in his sleep, aged 70, at the University Hospital of Zürich, where he had been undergoing dialysis treatment for kidney problems, following a period of ill health, which was also caused by his lung injuries from the 1976 German Grand Prix which had gotten less over time.

Detailed explanation-2: -While many assumed that Lauda’s accident resulted from a mechanical failure, that wasn’t the case. In between the fast left curve and the Bergwerk right curve, Lauda mistimed his recovery from taking a sharp bend to the right. He lost control of the car and rammed into the fencing and earth bank.

Detailed explanation-3: -Latest. Forty-five years ago, Niki Lauda survived a horrific, fiery crash at the Nurburgring yet recovered to fight for the 1976 World Championship.

Detailed explanation-4: -The impact knocked Lauda’s helmet off, exposing his head and face to the flames which resulted in third-degree burns and scorched most of his right ear as well as the hair on the right side of his head, his eyebrows, and his eyelids.

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