This was the famous accident that killed Niki Laudas' face.

Formula 1 legend that had won three champion titles, Niki Lauda, died yesterday at the age of 70.

What will keep long in the memory of the fans of this sport [but not just] Laudan, it's the 1976 Nurburging accident.

Niki Lauda before the accident.

A week before Nurburgiring's Grand Prix, even though Lauda was the fastest driver in that race, he had called on other drivers to boycott him, the cause of uncertainty and inadequacy by organisers to manage such a large, 23-mile race.

Most drivers had voted against it, writes Periscopi.

On August 1, 1976, during his second lap, Lauda, who was racing with Ferraris, was caught in a terrible accident, with her flammable car then hit by racer Brett Longer.

Moreover, Lauda was stuck in his Ferrari and was getting out, and that caused him to suffer severe burns in his head and took poisonous gases that damaged his blood and lungs. Lauda had a modified helmet because what everyone had didn't fit in, so his face was exposed to fire.

Niki Lauda with the other Russian legend

As Lauda remained aware and was able to stand after the accident, he later fell into a coma.

He lost his right ear and most of his hair on that side of his head, eyebrows and eyelashes. The accident caused him to wear a hat on his head so that he could hide the scars left by the fire. /Periscope