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Lauda undergoes lung transplant in Vienna
Reports that Niki Lauda was released from hospital earlier this week were way off the mark, instead the Formula 1 legend's condition was so grave that he underwent a lung transplant in Vienna on Thursday. Initially, we were informed by Mercedes that 69-year-old Lauda missed the German Grand Prix and the Hungarian Grand Prix because of a bout of 'summer flu' and that he was on the road to recovery. Some outlets mistakenly reporting that he was released. But on THursday the Vienna General Hospital reported on their website: 'Due to a severe lung disease Niki Lauda had to undergo a lung transplantation at the AKH Vienna today. The transplantation was successfully performed by Walter...
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