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'Clear' that Lauda would die - doctor

May 22 Niki Lauda's surgeon says it has been "clear for some time" that the F1 legend would not recover. Lauda, who had a lung transplant last year, died this week at the age of 70. The tributes have been almost unprecedented. "The idea of not seeing his red cap in the paddock again changes everything," said fellow Austrian Gerhard Berger. There is talk that Mercedes, where Lauda was the team chairman, will tweak the livery of its car this weekend in Monaco as a tribute. "The news will overshadow the weekend in Monaco," predicted Ralf Schumacher. "For Lewis Hamilton, who had a very close relationship with him, this will probably be a difficult weekend....
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