'You just fight with your brain': How F1 driver Niki Lauda survived a devastating Grand Prix crash

The Ferrari 312 T2 stands as one of the defining machines of Niki Lauda’s Formula One career, a car that symbolized both technical excellence and human resilience. Introduced mid-1976, the 312 T2 carried Lauda to the brink of a second consecutive championship before his near-fatal crash at the Nürburgring. Its success marked Ferrari’s dominance under Mauro Forghieri’s engineering leadership, as the team mastered reliability and balance in an era of high-risk racing. The T2 was a continuation of

Niki Lauda came back from a near-fatal crash to win the German Grand Prix on this day in 1977 - The Sport Review