Niki Lauda: “Rush” movie was 80% right

[@saraths9044]

"I think he did an outstanding job of playing me" the best complement any actor can receive.

[@carlosoliveira-rc2xt]

*compliment* ☺

[@bennylloyd-willner9667]

Especially when it comes from a known no-bullsh***er!

[@tharushsomashekar]

Daniel bruhl definitely deserves a Oscar... Seriously. He's such a good actor.. Even though he has been named the best multilingual actor.... It still feels he deserves more

[@tambo776]

Getting an Oscar is

[@derekjuelz5973]

you prolly dont care but does any of you know of a trick to get back into an instagram account..? I was dumb forgot my login password. I appreciate any tricks you can give me

[@kristiangitsov51]

It’s so sad to watch him now knowing he’s no longer here. 😭😭 Rest in Peace Niki

[@juanmartintorrebiartealvar7205]

Chris G. Danke Niki

[@durango-CODEBUILDER]

Its hard to take this sort of message seriously when theres emojis in it...

[@mrupsingod]

He'll literally live forever in age of ultron, can't tell the difference

[@ruggedsquireez6927]

Stop Using People's Fame For Your Own Good.

[@ruggedsquireez6927]

Ok I May Of Been A Bit Rude. My Point Was That From My View He's Using His Death For Likes.

[@andersport]

Daniel Bruhl looked acted, walked, and behaved like Niki Lauda. He was a real clone of Lauda.

[@tubekulose]

It's "Brühl", not "Bruhl".

[@tubekulose]

... and Daniel Brühl's nose was not sufficiently hooked and his cheeks were too chubby, but in the end the movie was great as well as his performance.

[@beenaplumber8379]

@@tubekulose Jeez dude, American keyboards don't have a way to add the umlaut. Would you settle for Bruehl? :P Nose, cheeks, whatever. His teeth were perfect! The whole cast in this film bore great likenesses to the real people they represented, at least the ones I'm familiar with, more so than in any other biopic I've seen. AND they nail the personalities. Hunt wasn't a perfect physical likeness, but man he played the part, and he had that deep, posh, dry voice down! ("I shall be getting drunk.") I've wondered why they didn't have at least an abstract Jackie Stewart character in this film, if only for the scene of the Cevert/Koinigg mashup crash. Leaving out any reference at all to Jackie Stewart is a big hole in this film to me. I wonder if Sir Jackie asked not to be a part of the film, or to be represented in it. I think Ron Howard would have respected that. I think seeing a reconstruction of that kind of crash would have been very, very painful to Jackie. If I saw my close friend dead in that condition, life could never be the same for me. Jackie has always been a strong and courageous man, and a wise man.

[@elizabethladeira5100]

And hansome

[@emin86]

Some people need to travel the world and look at different keyboards. Or change their nitpicking.

[@Jpriest13]

Considering Hollywoods ability to screw up the simplest things, 80% is remarkably high. I enjoyed the movie. Great interview.

[@ManCalledMegz]

You've got to thank Ron Howard for that. Not everything he does is solid gold but he has a real reverence for things like this where there is an authentic source. He manages to blend the documentary with the movie. To get a proper movie feel when it's 80% accurate is so much down to how the director treats the script and where it came from.

[@strawberriesncandii]

I agree. He did a good job. Hollywood usually messes the story up and sensationalizes things.

[@judistzoinkiski3395]

Not every movie base on true shit is 100%, also who gives a fuck, its a movie they are meant to make shit up for the hell of it and what not again WHO CARES

[@mawile3037]

" some Hollywood logically " Basically saying that did just right amount of Hollywood and left everything else on the table The movie is really worth the rewatches So much rewatch value

[@mawile3037]

@@judistzoinkiski3395 obviously the fans of the sport care That's like saying Star Wars is a fictional galaxy and we shouldn't care how much of a shit movie Last Jedi is and will be forever because it's just fictional If a movie is based on reality than it should be as close as possible within reason to the events that actually happen If Pearl Harbor the movie depicts the USS Enterprise being bombed and her sister ships crews' on USS Hornet and USS Yorktown go out and avenge USS Enterprise at the battle of Midway I guarantee you people are going to be pissed because USS Enterprise wasn't bombed at Pearl Harbor and USS Enterprise is the most decorated warship at the end of WWII Fucking think asshole

[@backhandchop]

The Niki Lauda in the movie sounded just like the real Niki Lauda

[@VBshredder]

yup, i keep hearing that one line "And I am being serious now too....F*** YOU" could hear Niki saying that

[@claus1225]

i agree. almost identical

[@alben982]

Yes I agree, he should be in more movies I think. Underrated actor.

[@honigtau.bunsenbrenner]

I am from Austria. We speak German, but not in the way like Germans do. It is similar to English in England and Ireland. It is very hard for Germans to speak Austrian German, so Daniel Brühl did really a great job in the movie.

[@VBshredder]

nice, my father is Austrian as well so i'm familiar with the way he talks and our friends from over there. I have a hard time identifying his accent with guys like Lauda because i'm so used to his accent, it just sounds like normal english to me, but it is in fact probably pretty close to Lauda's accent.

[@theferryman4916]

Brühl got screwed by not getting an Academy Award nomination....he was spot on - 100% nailed it

[@salimkassam967]

20% wrong...not a percent more!

[@littlebighype]

Hahaha I understood that reference.

[@dr.debajyotibose2928]

Nailed it, that's the best comment here.

[@beenaplumber8379]

My first lol in several days!

[@TWSRACING]

Nice tie in!

[@Xhanoir]

i mean... to be realistic, if he says that 80% is right... then is one of the most acurate movies ever, take an example of bohemian rhapsody...

[@abbaszaidi8371]

“The biggest problem is you’re not dead”. Daniel Bruhl. Well you brought him to life again today. RIP Niki

[@JayAyers]

I once watched this film everyday for a week. Its so good!

[@albertandrews130]

Very well said. Lauda was my favorite as a kid. Read The Art and Science of Grand Prix Racing for great insight into the mind of Niki Lauda.

[@dinnie20]

Well, this was really a phrase that Lauda would Say to someone 😂

[@gregoriusirianto8547]

Listening to Niki Lauda, its amazing how Daniel Bruhl act much like Niki. Both are great gentleman !

[@tubekulose]

It's "Brühl", not "Bruhl"

[@benn454]

English keyboards don't have umlaut keys.

[@ChuyGl89]

@@benn454 ISO Layout does have it, and when not... you can always use the numerical keyboard for it.

[@HalfLifeHalfDead]

@@ChuyGl89 which people don't know by heart. No need to act like an ass, just let it go.

[@Nazaba09]

My sister’s name has an umlaut but I can’t find it anywhere on the iPhone keyboard.

[@anonymousonlineuser6543]

Rush was a great movie. Lauda came off as a likable and very driven asshole. Nothing wrong with that.

[@TheSpacemannspiff]

Anoni.mouse same so he came off like himself

[@709mash]

To be a champion racer, you need to be a bit of a dick. Niki was a legend! RIP.

[@EfftupSmith]

That's one of the reasons I liked this film so much. They didn't make anyone out to be a villain, the two drivers just had different attitudes. Just like how good Lemans was for the same reason. Driven was a prime example of how NOT to do a racing movie.

[@EfftupSmith]

@A C H it was a shit movie, but due to the story. It was implied to be about Formula 1, but they had to use Indy cars cos FIA woudn't let them anywhere near as the script was so terrible. They tried to include as many F1 things as they could though, like team boss in wheelchair, drivers stopping on track to save stricken friends etc. but the story was silly., the CGI pretty bad and unnecessary and the acting pretty bad.

[@EfftupSmith]

@@jirkaprochazka530 Indy/Champcar CART . It got confusing then and I'm British so never watched it anyway. Was that when CART and Indy Both existed at the same time?

[@kresimircosic6158]

I bet Lauda's only regret here is the fact he could not share this movie with Hunt. At least once... Long live Niki!

[@arctrooper12]

Not trying to be rude but this didn't age well....

[@Maximilianboenicke]

@@arctrooper12 They probably watched the movie together in racing heaven. Or maybe they just to busy racing each other in their old Formula Cars. :)

[@arctrooper12]

@@Maximilianboenicke they're at Suzuka fighting for that '76 championship

[@numberonemoo3204]

@@Maximilianboenicke I wonder if the f1 cars in heaven are perfect racing machines unlike anything weve seen or if their still mortal machines that require angel pit crews or something lol

[@apprenticerocker9885]

@@numberonemoo3204 I like to think that they are still subjected to damage and technical issues since those things are part of racing

[@TheLoneSource]

What an unforgettable legend. My deepest condolences to close friends and his family.

[@gabbys7163]

Haha there no bloody key! Lol

[@ELFCloudGamer]

they could have at least got that bit right! hollywood,what can i say?

[@H-Shop]

"Are you nuts?"

[@adnanalagic]

Wouldn't even surprise if the Hollywood character who wrote the script thought they had paddle shift gearboxes back then

[@TheMissiIe]

Niki Lauda has the most inspirational story for an athlete, 1975 he won the F1 championship, 1976 he was involved in one of the worst crashes in motorsport history, finished the season and was 1 point shy of the championship, 1977 won the championship again. Those 3 years cemented Niki as a legend in F1, his 3rd championship only added to his legacy

[@CowboyManMusic]

And ... Niki Lauda came in 1974 to Ferrari ... driving 1st season ... was "Qualifiying-Worldchampion" in the 1st Ferrari - ONLY THE TECHNICAL BROKE-DOWNS stopped Niki taking F1-WORLD-CHAMPION in this 1st Ferraris-Season! Then 1975 - World-Champion! Then 1976 without the accident for sure also World-Champion! Then 1977! The superb year of brilliance! 1978 - if he would stayed at Ferrari for sure again World-Champion! So - what I want to add to your nice file: 1974 - 1978 NIKI LAUDA for sure THE MAN OF FORMULA 1! Like Jochen Rindt - so many experts talking in highest notes about NIKI LAUDA SUPERSTAR! I met him! I made business with Niki Lauda! He was sponsor of my sports projects in 1988 and later in 1996 in BADMINTON! I will always love and adore this great man!

[@tommyblackwell3760]

I was lucky to be there to see him win at Hockenheim in '77, a great race and a memory that's lasted!

[@NISSANSKYLINEGTRBNR]

Not only is this an awesome interview but it's in spa and the cars flying down before entering eau rouge!

[@germanpolarbear]

Not sure what you're trying to say there in the latter end of your comment.... but I do have to admit, this interview was awesome!!!

[@nicholas6870]

"Eau rouge" is one of the most iconic track corners on the F1 circuit, a huge stretch of downhill land going into an upwards corkscrew that an F1 car can take flat out (without decelerating).

[@germanpolarbear]

good looks, thanks for clarifying!

[@jtjorger]

15273 84625 look it up you will be impressed!!

[@austinedeclan10]

Spa turn 1. The hardest turn 1 of all circuits

[@petkokrushev3840]

Daniel Bruhl is one of the best actors, there, i said it

[@misternobodysixtynine]

bruh

[@Showmetheevidence-]

Petko Krushev how daring of you.

[@thiagofelipedeoliveira6979]

Everytime i saw him act in a movie, i remember him angry as Frederick Zoller on Inglorious Basterds hahahah

[@tubekulose]

It's "Brühl", not "Bruhl"

[@JDfabricacations]

Thiago Felipe de Oliveira haha thats what I saw him as...you can't unthink that

[@bartofilms]

It was a great movie. The only part that was difficult to watch for me was the medical treatment after the fire. Almost got an anxiety attack with that. The best part was when he drove with his girlfriend/wife and the two Italians in the old sedan. That was epic. :).

[@ulysse21]

that part with the italians and his futur wife was part of the 20 % ;)

[@carolinagonzalezs.]

His accident was an accident or a sabotage?

[@johnniecinco6698]

@@carolinagonzalezs. Accident. The crash was either because of a bump on the track damaged the car or Niki losing control.

[@justintrites1699]

Juan Loera those ferraris were death machines

[@JohnDoe-ji5wg]

@@justintrites1699 What wasn't a death machine back then?

[@StuSaville]

80% right? Have to say I'm a little disappointed in Niki The Niki of old would have have been far more precise "The movie was 79.85% right"

[@minigungaming5915]

Stu Saville lol

[@soumyadeepbanerjee964]

Stu Saville Lol, I thought this was going somewhere.

[@olafolafson8234]

We can add the real proportion is 4/5🐀

[@meetlawf3238]

Percentages... important

[@ikahari]

😂😂😂😂😂 you win mate!

[@markusmueller2246]

my favorite part was without a doubt when Niki met his wife. I assume this was a Hollywood invention, but to me it is one of the best scenes of any movie ever. Those Italian dudes were awesome!

[@Amyante]

As a (part) Italian, i can confirm this was part of the 80% :D

[@ulysse21]

@@Amyante Nope, it's from the 20 %

[@bcuniverse_]

That sadly was one of the 20%

[@akschmidt2085]

Yeah I loved that

[@Itchy__]

I loved his wife throughout the movie, supportive and gave niki a sense of humility I think is the best description

[@tbz1551]

One thing you can always count on with Niki...honesty! You will never wonder where you stand with him.

[@sukhmaidickoff]

Exactly. I think from time to time he could be tough to work with, but you would always know where you had him and he would be 100% honest.

[@LoriCLove71]

Rush is one hell of a movie & Niki Lauda is one hell of a man! A Legend for sure!

[@malcolmi]

I saw the movie. I saw Niki at Mosport, Ontario, Canada back in the day. Daniel Bruhl in my opinion was exactly, precisely as I remembered Niki. Niki said it best when he said that he had no friends, he sure wasn't likeable but he was worthy of admiration. The world is a better place because Niki was in it.

[@michaelgibson4705]

A little known story which Niki repeats in this interview.Many years after they stopped racing Niki met James in London,James was down on his luck financial problems,disheveled not in a good place.Niki gave him some money,Bollocked him,told him to pull himself together he did the act of a friend not just a competitor.a great man RIP Niki

[@DawnKing]

I think it was in the movie. Hunt had a flat tire with his bike

[@Xale-yt]

4:15 bwoah..

[@arturzathas499]

i hope they jeep this tradition in f1, for many years to come

[@saturatedfats6723]

5:20 one more!

[@VBshredder]

Aha!! Kimi in Merc in 2018..you figured it out

[@Alex-cb1id]

86 like for a post where's only written bwoah? ... bwoah!

[@kamatankit]

Alex 967 well that's every f1 video comment section. Anyone following f1 will know 😁

[@Guinn98-m8x]

80% right and 20% risk, not 1% more

[@lacygood5873]

That part in Rush when Nikki and his girl breakdown on the road and then those 2 guys drive by and stop, not bcuz of his girl sticking her leg out,....but bcuz they recognize Nikki! PRICELESS!!

[@samdeb6506]

As a dutchman, I really appreciate Mr. Lauda's honesty, directness and knowledge. No small talk, just directly to the point.

[@pronateceepadm7852]

This guy deserves respect for doing what he did, returning from an accident where a priest took his last unction and still being as competitive as ever. This is not for everyone, his biography is undoubtedly amazing starting with having rejected his father's wealth for his F1 dream. An icon of motorsport.

[@mobucks555]

One of the best casted movies I've ever seen. Easily a movie I could watch again right after the credits roll. Less than 5 movies I can say that about in my life.

[@freemarketjoe9869]

Not too often you see a movie that makes you forget it's just a movie!

[@Stephen-rw8ov]

Listening to Niki critique the making of Rush is pure magic. It's like being able to hear and understand the thoughts of a dog or cat talk about their owners. Awesome!

[@davidedbrooke9324]

Hunt was an irreverent bastard but he genuinely likes Nikki, they were real friends. RIP James.

[@shadowpriest7386]

Now they are reunited ☺ now that's a conversation I would love to hear.

[@Blackflame24]

Hunt was a damn good driver though. Even Niki himself respected him and his skills. He earned that 1976 title, especially in that Japanese Grand Prix since it really did downpour that bad. Took balls to drive in that shit, when even Niki backed out.

[@davidedbrooke9324]

Blackflame24 I totally agree!

[@andrewmoorhouse687]

These are a great set of interviews with Niki Lauda. Intelligent questioning, which obviously Niki appreciates and so has a rapport with you. Rush is a great motorsport movie in my opinion and the scene Niki picks out is one of my favourites for being so touching about how differently they live their lives, yet both can see the other's point of view; one living fast in every sense and experiencing as much as he can as quickly as he can, the other wanting to win, but more importantly survive and continue to enjoy life. It's clear Niki is a highly intelligent man and so no doubt doesn't suffer fools. He used that intelligence when racing and clearly still does. I am old enough to remember watching F1 when both James and Niki were racing and think both Daniel Brühl and Chris Hemsworth did a really good job of capturing their personalities and mannerisms.

[@madsskipper9408]

Andrew Moorhouse yeah, the ending was such a beautiful “climax” of the film (not in the sense of action, but really getting the final piece to understand their relationships). Throughout the movie it was presented as the juxtaposition of friendship and rivalry - but in the end you truly are able to see, how well they understand each other despite all their differences. They are Formula 1 race drivers (at a time with a much higher kill rate compared to modern Formula 1 - and they have this unique common ground being together in such a dangerous sport, that we as viewers can only bare grasp, but are allowed a small insight into how it affects them. At least that was pretty much the impression I left with, after watching it the first time.

[@huskyfan42]

I was lucky enough to meet James Hunt at the 77 British Grand Prix. I was unable to get anywhere near Lauda though. Great movie and it was a great time for F1.

[@agallagher5936]

The movie is good but is not long enough. I want more

[@henrymccomments]

They should make a modern F1 historical drama 👍🏾

[@antirussia8194]

A movie about the history of Senna vs Prost competition would be good.

[@caseylee4266]

I agree, that story could've been made much longer and still been amazing

[@everythingisawesome2903]

True. I just never wanted it to end lol

[@bartofilms]

Yes. I w/h liked some more racing. Likely too dangerous and too expensive to reproduce in a realistic way.

[@brycevaldez896]

wow 80% is great for a action movie it's usually 40%

[@ThePinnacle415]

I was thinking the same thing

[@henrymccomments]

Bryce Valdez the fiery crash looked and felt 100%

[@undrwrldsk8fred]

Bryce Valdez it's more of a dramatization than an action flick

[@1945joshuaruiz]

It's a drama more than an action

[@danijel-ch2gk]

For a movie that's not a documentary or docudrama it's near perfect.

[@chicobicalho5621]

What an incredible legend Lauda was, and will always be. Not having him around is an enormous loss, as if there is a big chunk of Formula One missing. I believe Daniel Brühl did a very good job portraying the great Niki Lauda, and when he did the post accident scenes, especially speaking German, the resemblance was quite remarkable. I am proud to have seen Niki Lauda race in front of my eyes in all the teams he raced, from 1973 to 1984.

[@JayAyers]

2:47 I love the way the actor portrayed him. He got the accent down so well, it sounds like Lauda is actually imitating Daniel Brühl imitating Lauda. Even though there are some inaccuracies, the movie did so much right : have us care about F1 and its history.

[@ohauss]

And that's something, given that while Brühl is multinational, what he's NOT is Austrian, and a German mimicking an Austrian accent can very easily descend into caricature.

[@DrBIeed]

I'm glad he said the part where James and him talked at the end, at least the notion of it, was accurate. I'd love it regardless but that in itself is pretty cool.

[@Killaant44]

I want him to drive my car and tell me what's wrong with it

[@freemarketjoe9869]

It's a piece of junk...short and sweet!

[@musiala42-szn]

It's terrible, drives like a pig!

[@3AMNE]

@@musiala42-szn Oh you can't say that

[@musiala42-szn]

@@3AMNE Why not?

[@3AMNE]

@@musiala42-szn IT'S A FERRARI!

[@sherlockhomeless7138]

0:13 Wow.. I'm shocked. I never heard the real Niki Lauda talking, but the actor talked just like that.

[@NigelRudyard]

Awesome interview, with a very complex, fascinating man.

[@Konnielog]

Such a touching movie! I’ve watched so many times and still I get the same feelings and tension. And he seems like a great person, same with the character in the movie!!

[@hoomandario3847]

Yup. That's the magic of Hans Zimmer.

[@iplayeddsharpminor]

Hooman Dario was literally going to write that the second he compared listening to it without music vs. With music :’)

[@ulysse21]

@@iplayeddsharpminor That's exactly what electric racing looks compared to petrol engines racing. FIA, take note !

[@anna_inu]

"There is no bloody key in a Ferrari" lol

[@charmander777]

"the most difficult thing is that you are alive" lol

[@MissMan666]

i get that every morning

[@arturoidoyagamolina5109]

this didn’t age well

[@Juzgames]

Daniel bruh performance was ...bwoahly good

[@tubekulose]

It's "Brühl", not "Bruh".

[@tacitus5665]

@@tubekulose You're quite pedantic aren't you...

[@tubekulose]

@@tacitus5665 Yes!

[@MOTORFREAKER]

RIP Niki...you'll never be forgotten...thank you for everything !...

[@APKDeZ]

RIP Niki Lauda! He will be missed

[@beagle7622]

It was very well done in the end . Lauda had 1 woman from memory. Fans were interested in motor racing. I was young but remember the Japanese Grand Prix in 1976, what a race that was with James accepting that Lauda had handed him the race after it. But he was stoked it was an incredible race .

[@pommiebears]

My son watched this movie at least five times with different friends in the theatres, he absolutely loved it. He watches it now too. RIP Niki Lauda 🌹

[@Jose-sy1je]

It's incredible that this guy was so good that he still had the chance the win the 1976 championship despite not having been able to race for a long time due to his accident and then retired from the last race due to the horrible conditions of the track.

[@AH-be6bu]

RIP to a legend of F1, and sport in general.

[@chriswilson3126]

It's good to hear the real Lauda give his approval of Rush. I really enjoyed it and it made me look into the history of both himself in and Hunt.

[@susiewolf4318]

I like listening to him. He describes his emotions clearly. It makes them easy to imagine

[@xXUnoriginalNameXx33Meygaera]

So all F1 drivers have "Bwoah". That must be the reason I am not an F1 driver (yet). I must improve my "Bwoah"

[@kingfrani]

It‘s a german „word“ we say „bwoah“ instead of „damn“ or „ohh maaan“

[@markusk9080]

@@kingfrani in Austria "boah" is more of an expression of amazement or slight shock, like "wow!" We don't use it like "damn".

[@marcusberggren9241]

@@markusk9080 so where would Kimi have gotten it from then? he's Finnish, neither german nor austrian.

[@junglegymbali5136]

As a German and growing up with watching niki racing, Daniel did a great work

[@Sillymarin]

This Bensinger should be an inspiration to all the journalists in the world. I know you are for me. Congrats, man. Listening, smiling, hit!

[@v12tommy]

But Niki was kind of an asshole. I mean that in a good way though. That is what I enjoyed about him. He wasn't going to beat around the bush and sugar coat stuff, he would tell it like it is. We need more people like that.

[@OCinneide]

Yes but when he sees himself like that he realises how much of an asshole he came across as.

[@rickjones8735]

Niki is my favorite F1 driver. Not when he was driving but later in life. Great man, honest and principled. Rare today.

[@angellosmalefakis1321]

Very frank, very straight, telling it like it is. Niki YOU are amazing! An inspiration to all. Bless you! Long live Niki! One of the best, the very best driver that ever lived.

[@jvac1129]

Watched Rush years ago but about a month ago I watched the Netflix F1 documentary and a bunch of F1 stuff on KZbin and became a fan. Last few days I've been watching interviews with Niki. What a interesting man and career he had. Sorry to hear of him passing away. I might of not been a fan before but I am now. The parts of him talking about people just wanting to see his burns got me because I have 3rd degree burns also and got made fun of as a kid. I can care less now though. Its just apart of me.

[@CaptainCarling]

I watched this movie the other day as it was on tv and I have to say it was epic. I never thought I would enjoy it, but I really enjoyed it and the acting was perfect.

[@Ronin4614]

Nice to hear Niki’s thoughts and the inputs he had into this film. Good video.

[@blakris9382]

the niki lauda in this interview looks like the real niki lauda!

[@helderboymh]

seijisan Jaden, is that you ?

[@ultrasniper1475]

It is

[@lekeme1773]

lmao

[@craigjones6929]

Niki sir you are a great man to embrace your actor as a friend to help him. So sweet of you to bring him to a race with you.

[@rbaraldi7974]

An example to the world, in and out of FI. Thank you Niki for all you gave to us. RIP, my hero!

[@henridornancourt9786]

He's mine as well..

[@haroldkreye8770]

Great interview, Graham…and your reserved style of interviewing makes you unique.

[@stenbouten5498]

Unbelieveble that he is gone now, rest in peace legend.

[@VampireYoshi]

As an American racing fan who grew up with a family that revered a driver named A.J. Foyt, the greatest in American open-wheel history, I can say that Lauda seems like a cross between Foyt and Spock from Star Trek: as cerebral as a Vulcan, but an always-tell-it-like-it-is badass who absolutely dominated his racing world during the height of his career. Had we been one continent over, I guarantee we would've thought the world of him, and all the more for his success AFTER the mind-numbingly horrific Nurburgring accident. It's one thing to be great once you've finally climbed the mountain, it's another to get swept to the bottom in an avalanche and claw your way back to #1 by your literally bloody fingernails. Given those intangibles, he has to be mentioned in any conversation of the greatest of all time.

[@penguinpie5056]

Niki Lauda! Niki Lauda!! Niki Lauda!!!

[@truthseeker444]

I watched the movie on Netflix last night, and having lived through the 70's, they guy who played Lauder is just incredible, he looked and acted just like him, I remember Lauder's awful accident, and his return to the track, and the worlds shock at his horrendous burns, many people have commented that it is sad that he is no longer with us, having seen the accident at the time, I just think that it is beyond belief that he lived so long after the crash, he survived many of his contemporaries....a life well lived.

[@GeneralFrancisXHummel]

I can read in his eyes he still misses Hunt nowadays

[@lokhodanii8008]

The interviewer got some balls sitting with his legs crossed in Niki's presence

[@Turnpost2552]

lol right doesnt he have an idea how rude that is???!!?

[@PackerBronco]

I love the sound of the racecars in the background of this interview!

[@Bonstergirl1]

ive just watched it and loved it.. I used to watch these two rivals and they were great..what got me more was Laudas courage. It was fantastic to see him come back after what happened to him..every time I seen him race after that..Id smile and be happy he was back..

[@Zamppa86]

Back when F1 was great and the cars were driven by real men. As Hunt said in the movie "The cars were flying coffins". Rush is definitely atleast one of the best racing movies of all time. It is still broadcasted on our free channels rather regularly and even though I have already seen it 5 times atleast it's still a blast to watch every time. RIP Niki and James!

[@hayden4597]

It still makes me tear up thinking he’s gone

[@randommindz6782]

The man's airlines was involved in a crash and he personally went out his way to figure out what went wrong. That sir is the highest form of "customer service" I've ever seen.

[@mrdtla]

...and knew the cause of the crash, verified by the final accident report. The failure of the reverse thrusters to function properly. TK

[@boatman222345]

I love the honesty! It's so rare these days to encounter a man who tells it like it is!

[@RJA]

So happy Lauda was alive to help make such a great movie. Can't imagine it being nearly as good without his input

[@malhar073]

Movie was 80% right but acting of Daniel Bruhl was 120% right.

[@joaocanha1035]

RIP Niki. You were incredible

[@trustnuffin9121]

I have to watch "Rush" once again......I love the respect these rivals had for each other.....a true life drama and so sad at the same time.

[@NicolaeSpan]

this is so great, even the fact that the movie Rush is so amazing is because of Niki's involvement in the little details. Nikki Lauda is a legend, I would like to shake his hand.

[@richardbullwood5941]

I think Niki Lauda saying that it was 80% true about the best compliment you were going to get.

[@chadgrov]

RIP Niki. The actor playing him really did a fantastic job.

[@michaellord9]

he never let himself down, singularly driven he could see the technical details of everything... his life was a series of little victories whilst James was constantly after the single prize of life ... fun

[@nathanmadox3364]

Imagine being the director of an f1 movie and you were just informed that race cars don't have keys. What an "oh sh*t what am I doing here" moment.

[@johnmcmahon5967]

What a wonderful interview! Interesting insights into Lauda's thinking and perspective.

[@ussul6524]

The legend :-) And movie is great.

[@Keklan572]

Daniel with the prosthetics looks exactly like Niki. It's insane.

[@anmol4818]

"There's no bloody key in the Ferrari"

[@boredstudent]

Apparently, Freddie Hunt, the son of James Hunt, wasn't too fond of Chris Hemsworth's portrayal of James, but he praised Daniel Brühl for his portrayal of Niki Lauda. But Daniel actually spent some time with Niki and got to learn who he was as a driver and as a person.

[@RishabhManna]

the end scene of rush is genuinely beautiful.

[@CowboyManMusic]

THIS INTERVIEW IS OUTSTANDING! I GUESS IT WOULD BE SENSATIONAL TO LISTEN NIKI LAUDA ABOUT 24 HOURS IN A ROW! NIKI LAUDA WILL BE UN-FORGOTTEN! NO WONDER! AND YES - THE MOVIE IS SENSATIONAL! AND YES - THE BATTLE JAMES HUNT VS NIKI LAUDA WAS AND IS EPIC FOR ALL TIMES! (NIKI HAD ANOTHER SUPER HARD FIGHT LATER IN 1984 vs ALAIN PROST ...)

[@netposerx]

I wish more people acted like Niki Lauda. Dude tells you straight up what he thinks and can back it up.

[@tyroneharris2790]

I think the movie did Niki Lauda proud, and so glad that he had so much input to help tell his amazing F1 life story...R.I.P Niki

[@Gr8Layks]

The blue model Mercedes car transporter on the shelf is the same one Jay Leno restored, I think.

[@moyadapne968]

Jay couldn't get the original, so bought the one a Swedish guy made one. Mercedes crushed the original. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6jaoGyIi9l8ras

[@eedds222]

And that modelcar is expensive as hell

[@BWater-yq3jx]

Imagine sitting in that movie theatre watching Rush, and looking over and there's Niki Lauda... 🤯

[@caglaralptekin979]

Daniel brühl was amazing...

[@joaquino.c.1227]

Wonderful interview. Thanks.