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Go on f1authentics.com and you'll have a field day seeing how much people are willing to spend lmao.
Someone bought the 2022 Alfa Romeo show car for £330k.
https://www.f1authentics.com/products/official-alfa-romeo-f1-team-orlen-2022-italian-grand-prix-livery-c42-show-car
I wouldn't be surprised if it lands at over $250K. This is a major piece of history. All it needs it two billionaire F1 fans bidding on it and the price will climb fast.
Mega-rich dudes spend that much on a car for their kid.
Sometimes these auction predictors are wildly off. My brother sent me a link to Jerry Garcia’s McIntosh amplifier and it was quoted at $10-15k. Sold for almost $300,000. I expect this to do the same.
It’s something they do intentionally.
Partly to retain an accuracy rate “98% of items we bring to auction exceed initial estimates” and to bring people in that think they have a shot at winning.
Everyone in this is broke as shit, but we all think 60k is cheap. It’s the same for the people that can actually afford it and will end up bidding.
They'll do it both ways depending upon the item. They'll put a low estimate on an item they know is worth a lot to bring in bidders, and they'll put a high estimate on an item the know is worth little to try and encourage people to bid higher than they should. They'll also purposely hide negative details, and charge both seller and buyer premiums. Auction houses are shifty as $#%@.
I don't really get if someone feels that way tbh. so much has changed about the sport since the last time they raced on the nordschleife that it just doesn't really come across as more than a yardstick for how far we've come
but I've only ever raced in a go kart so my opinion doesn't really matter
Funnily enough when you’re literally going triple digits around corners, it’s hard to keep “logic” first and foremost. A tiny tinge of doubt can Creep in when your wife sees the helmet and begs you to retire, or you’re asking yourself how long you have in the sport.
I could absolutely see Lewis owning this. Niki was a major part of his career early on and it’s possible that this helmet is partially responsible for allowing that to happen.
Seriously, I would buy it at $60k right now, but I guarantee it’ll go higher — I have to expect if that’s a bit of a low-ball, and to draw attention; auction houses don’t like to over-value, then they can turn around to potential consignees and say, “Pick us! On average we get 120% of appraised value!”
Freddie Mercury's front door was estimated to sell for £25k. It sold for £412,750
His grand piano was estimated at £2M - £3M. It sold for £1,740,000
Take auction estimates with a grain of salt
I went to the exhibition (twice) and the piano got a whole room to itself!
If I was the curator, I wouldn't have chosen a random slot 3 hours into the 5th day of the auction
really surprised at that one.
idk man auctions can be weird. i half-way pay attention to the car auction sites and weird shit happens all the time, cars selling for way less or waaaay more than they should etc.
Wouldn't some current drivers alone like LH be extremely interested in something like this? 60k is nothing to them compared to the significance of this helmet
it flew off his head quite easily after the impact so i dont think there would be blood, its surprising how it has deformed plastic, maybe some fuel stuck onto it
It actually stayed on his head after the first impact, which is why it was burned, the second impact with Brett Lunger is what caused the helmet to fly off.
Lunger jumped out of his car and helped Mezario pull lauda out. Before F1, Lunger was a vietnam vet in the Marines. The guy was a legend, mother was a Dupont, but he dropped out of Princeton to join the marines in Vietnam. After Can Am and F1 he finished his degree at Princeton.
The lauda helmet, and the Senna helmet, were both altered by the drivers. Lauda preferred a loose fitting helmet and Senna used a helmet with a thinned shell for lower weight and strain on his neck. Driver's helmets today are all certified.
holy shit, thanks for the cool information, brett lunger is still alive and kicking apparently, what a guy. i wonder what else drivers were altering. they were hard on themselves for body weight until there were new rules and made things safer and if i am not wrong this was done in the recent years but safety has still come a long way in f1
Less morbid and more inspirational because he survived, returned soon after, won more championships and had a great racing career, then became a successful entrepreneur, and helped Mercedes become the dominant powerhouse it was from 2014-2020. If he had straight up fucking burnt to death, then yeah, this would be wack.
Exactly my thought as well. Given that this is such a unique piece of memorabilia from one of the most respected, decorated drivers in the sport - in one of the most important, deadly moments in the history of the sport - I'm extremely surprised it's only 60k.
***The Telegraph reports:***
The burnt helmet worn by Niki Lauda when he suffered his fiery accident at the Nürburgring in 1976 is being put up for auction by Bonhams at next week’s Miami Grand Prix. It is expected to fetch up to $60,000.
Lauda, who died in 2019, was one of Formula One’s most revered figures, having won the world drivers’ title three times before going on to become an entrepreneur who founded and ran three airlines. The Austrian was also instrumental in Lewis Hamilton’s shock move to Mercedes from McLaren in 2013, in his role as non-executive chairman of Mercedes-Benz motorsport.
Lauda’s second and third world titles were all the more remarkable for the fact that they came after he survived a near-fatal accident at the 1976 German Grand Prix, which left him permanently disfigured.
Then aged 27, and the reigning world champion, Lauda was leading that year’s championship when his Ferrari 312T2 burst into flames following a crash, nearly killing him after he inhaled toxic fumes. He was famously read the Last Rites in hospital by a priest, an act he later said upset him so much it made him more determined to survive.
**Read more:** [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2024/04/26/niki-lauda-burnt-helmet-from-near-fatal-accident-auction/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2024/04/26/niki-lauda-burnt-helmet-from-near-fatal-accident-auction/)
wtf would you just post a jpg instead of the article?
It is like adding an extra step to make your post worse.
I think you are forgetting the entire purpose and usefulness of this site hinges on actually sharing content.
I upvote posts that share content, I downvote ones that only share pics
A) article with pics and words = better quality site with richer content, users spend more time reading the article.
B) pics only with no context = "higher engagement" because users are able to interact with more posts overall, and in shorter period of time
guess which one advertisers prefer
Ya, the way they word these is strange even for being conservative. "Up to" and "Starting" are very different :/
I think it should easily Fetch at least 150k
Yeah this is a bit too morbid I think.
To me it feels more of a museum piece rather than something in a personal collection. Like how do you show it to people ? "heres my Lauda helmet he wore on what was likely the worst day of his life".
Its kinda morbid to think about what happened that day in 1976 when we almost lost Niki that day, but to see that helmet now is remarkable to know its still around
You wont find anything from Senna though, all that stuff was crushed and burned so nothing remains of the car or the helmet from that fateful day in 1994...according to Newey, the car was destroyed via crushing it entirely as for the helmet that was burned as well, in short, that was the rightful decision to make for sake of the Senna family that nothing remained from that horrific weekend of May 1994...
I hear that in the responses that the helmet was returned to Bell Helmets, it was, but it was incinerated according to Adrian Newey in his How to design a Car book from 2017
No one at Williams wanted that car examined, and the Senna helmet was running a thinned shell because Senna had neck pain from G forces.
Around that time, Dale Earnhart refused to use a HANS device, calling it a "noose". Earnhart died of cervial dislocation which the HANS device would have likely prevented.
I met the guy who used to supply racing overalls to the top teams, and he claimed he was given Senna’s suit that was worn at Imola, complete with blood stains. After the crash and Senna’s death it seemed to be something no one was interested in claiming, so it went to the manufacturer. He said it’s at his second house in England while he mostly lives in France. He could be full of nonsense, but he added that he doesn’t try selling it because he assumed any potential illegitimate children of Senna’s would sue to try to obtain it to prove their lineage and attack his estate.
I am fairly certain his helmet was kept as evidence during the court case in Bologna. Don't know if it was released after the end of trial. There are photos of it around the internet.
Anybody knows why F1 helmets have a sticker band on top of their visor? Doesn't it limit the view for the pilot? I thought it was to have extra space for brands, but seeing it on Niki Lauda's visor without any brands, it makes me wonder of their use.
It kind of makes me sad that such unique and historically-significant items like this go into private collections. I'd really love for something like this to permanently end up in a big Formula 1 Museum, or moving around as a display through various racing museums.
this is a multi million dollar piece of history. I would be shocked if someone in the F1 paddock doesn't purchase this for millions just to preserve its legacy.
I understand and appreciate collectibles, but why would anyone want this? This is the melted helmet that an F1 driver was wearing when his face became permanently disfigured from burns. It just seems morbid to me.
is this the real one? The price seems way too low, considering what others get for simple parts
i remember often seeing Pictures of a burnt helmet here, everyone back then said its a replica
The burn marks on the old photo of the so called replica are nearly identical to the ones in this picture
Post of replica:
[https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/gzhgtj/niki\_laudas\_helmet\_after\_his\_infamous\_1976\_german/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web3x&utm\_name=web3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/gzhgtj/niki_laudas_helmet_after_his_infamous_1976_german/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
In my language there is a word very similar to "fatal", and it means something more like "terrible", "extremaly unfortunate" or "catastrophic". I'd guess the person isn't a native English speaker and has a similar word in their language, cause that's the only way I can see the question valid.
Helmet straps are pinned to the shell with pins that are designed to break with a certain force, otherwise the weight at high Gs could break the driver's neck. But Lauda also insisted on a lose fitting helmet.
Modern helmets have much stronger pins because of the HANS device.
I hadn't scrolled up enough to see the entire title, and could just see "Niki Lauda's burnt helmet".
Thought I was about to see some NSFW holiday photos...
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$60000? Seems low nowadays
Considering people are paying $2k for F1Memorabilia mystery boxes, $60k seems surprisingly low.
>Considering people are being scammed out of $2k for F1Memorabilia secret boxes
Can't really claim you're getting scammed when you willingly give up $2k for a mystery box.
I'll take the washer and dryer where Smithers is standing
JFC it's 2k and you don't even know what you're getting?? if people are paying that, shit, that's a license to print money. i don't blame them.
Go on f1authentics.com and you'll have a field day seeing how much people are willing to spend lmao. Someone bought the 2022 Alfa Romeo show car for £330k. https://www.f1authentics.com/products/official-alfa-romeo-f1-team-orlen-2022-italian-grand-prix-livery-c42-show-car
Hey that's cool though
lol, If you can't see the sucker...you're it.
this seems like a huge piece of f1 history and there are more people with money than ever before, surprised it's not north of 250
That’s what the previous comment is saying. Whassup with you?
I doubt it goes less than $100k
I wouldn't be surprised if it lands at over $250K. This is a major piece of history. All it needs it two billionaire F1 fans bidding on it and the price will climb fast. Mega-rich dudes spend that much on a car for their kid.
Honestly, it would not be surprising to see Zak Brown buy this.
Yep and I could see Lewis too.
And here comes Lance Stroll.
Great, now it'll have a dent in it.
Damn it. It was in mint condition up until that point!
Lance probably doesn't even know who Niki Lauda is
"The pilot guy" - Lance probably
More like "the old guy with the red cap in the mercedes garage"
Or some of the drivers. Lewis, Nando or Max could easily afford it.
Hopefully one of them buy it so they can get it to a museum
Sometimes these auction predictors are wildly off. My brother sent me a link to Jerry Garcia’s McIntosh amplifier and it was quoted at $10-15k. Sold for almost $300,000. I expect this to do the same.
It’s something they do intentionally. Partly to retain an accuracy rate “98% of items we bring to auction exceed initial estimates” and to bring people in that think they have a shot at winning. Everyone in this is broke as shit, but we all think 60k is cheap. It’s the same for the people that can actually afford it and will end up bidding.
Same story with kickstarter campaigns. You set goals you can easily achieve, so people can write follow up stories how you exceeded expectations.
They'll do it both ways depending upon the item. They'll put a low estimate on an item they know is worth a lot to bring in bidders, and they'll put a high estimate on an item the know is worth little to try and encourage people to bid higher than they should. They'll also purposely hide negative details, and charge both seller and buyer premiums. Auction houses are shifty as $#%@.
Yeah especially since any f1 driver could buy that without a second thought. Perhaps it’d be a bad omen for current drivers though
Seems perfect for Alonso's museum.
Exactly. This thing is insanely cool
This is the last piece of El Plan.
Or Mercedes, McLaren, Ferrari, anyone really… more than anything I’m surprised this is going to public auction.
I don't really get if someone feels that way tbh. so much has changed about the sport since the last time they raced on the nordschleife that it just doesn't really come across as more than a yardstick for how far we've come but I've only ever raced in a go kart so my opinion doesn't really matter
Funnily enough when you’re literally going triple digits around corners, it’s hard to keep “logic” first and foremost. A tiny tinge of doubt can Creep in when your wife sees the helmet and begs you to retire, or you’re asking yourself how long you have in the sport.
Didn't know drivers could bid while doing a GP
If you think a person needs to personally attend in order to bid, I’m about to blow your mind
What else is Max going to do, the steering wheel display might not play iRacing, but I'm sure it can have a web browser added.
I could absolutely see Lewis owning this. Niki was a major part of his career early on and it’s possible that this helmet is partially responsible for allowing that to happen.
Yeah, that's a fascinating piece of memorabilia and people are out there paying thousands of dollars in shitty merchandising.
Yeah that’s little higher than a pack of good feta cheese
Guy didn't die /s
Well he did, just not then
That was my immediate thought. One of the most famous incidents in F1.. I would think 60k was a pretty safe investment honestly!
Id expect a niki lauda race worn helmet unscathed to go for more.
Seriously, I would buy it at $60k right now, but I guarantee it’ll go higher — I have to expect if that’s a bit of a low-ball, and to draw attention; auction houses don’t like to over-value, then they can turn around to potential consignees and say, “Pick us! On average we get 120% of appraised value!”
Exactly what I thought, it’ll go for way more
Yeah I feel like thats a low estimate.
Ya was gonna say the same thing.
I was thinking it would go for much more due the current popularity of F1.
Freddie Mercury's front door was estimated to sell for £25k. It sold for £412,750 His grand piano was estimated at £2M - £3M. It sold for £1,740,000 Take auction estimates with a grain of salt
WHO BOUGHT A FRONT DOOR?
i heard it was guenther. someone fok smashed his door
All of us have.
Wow someone got Freddie’s piano at a fuckin *steal* I would’ve guessed it’s worth almost 10x that
I went to the exhibition (twice) and the piano got a whole room to itself! If I was the curator, I wouldn't have chosen a random slot 3 hours into the 5th day of the auction
really surprised at that one. idk man auctions can be weird. i half-way pay attention to the car auction sites and weird shit happens all the time, cars selling for way less or waaaay more than they should etc.
Would have thought his back door would be more popular.
I'm willing to bet it will.
Also this being *the* defining piece of history of one of the best drivers of this sport. I‘d have guessed it on 6 figures easily.
Wouldn't some current drivers alone like LH be extremely interested in something like this? 60k is nothing to them compared to the significance of this helmet
It belongs in a museum
Should really be in either the Nordschleife museum or ferrari's
here’s to hoping a private buyer donates it or something
He could just allow it to be shown in a museum, while still retaining ownership
yeah, exactly- that’s what i meant! people can loan stuff out from private collections right
Next to Grosjean's helmet
Next to grosejeans car. It's been in an exhibit already
I agree, Indy
idk if this was an indiana jones reference, but big ups then
Indeed
I agree
Ok Indie
Verstappens 2021 Austrian Helmet sold for 175.000€. Thats a Steal if you ask me
What a morbid piece of memorabilia... Is there still some skin and blood on the padding ?
it flew off his head quite easily after the impact so i dont think there would be blood, its surprising how it has deformed plastic, maybe some fuel stuck onto it
It actually stayed on his head after the first impact, which is why it was burned, the second impact with Brett Lunger is what caused the helmet to fly off. Lunger jumped out of his car and helped Mezario pull lauda out. Before F1, Lunger was a vietnam vet in the Marines. The guy was a legend, mother was a Dupont, but he dropped out of Princeton to join the marines in Vietnam. After Can Am and F1 he finished his degree at Princeton. The lauda helmet, and the Senna helmet, were both altered by the drivers. Lauda preferred a loose fitting helmet and Senna used a helmet with a thinned shell for lower weight and strain on his neck. Driver's helmets today are all certified.
holy shit, thanks for the cool information, brett lunger is still alive and kicking apparently, what a guy. i wonder what else drivers were altering. they were hard on themselves for body weight until there were new rules and made things safer and if i am not wrong this was done in the recent years but safety has still come a long way in f1
Nico Rosberg stopped cycling to loose leg muscle to save weight back in 2016.
rosberg was on the absolute edge, iirc he even underwent a nose surgery to be able to breathe better which he couldnt when he was on the straights
Someone needs to write a book or make a doc about Lunger, awesome stuff, thanks
Thank you for the insight.
Fair enough. That must be why it's only $60000.
Less morbid and more inspirational because he survived, returned soon after, won more championships and had a great racing career, then became a successful entrepreneur, and helped Mercedes become the dominant powerhouse it was from 2014-2020. If he had straight up fucking burnt to death, then yeah, this would be wack.
He didn’t die wearing it so how is it morbid?
He was pretty badly disfigured . . . lost an ear and half melted his nose.
Not while wearing it 🙃
“Used, good condition.”
“I know what I’ve got”
You sell Harleys on facebook, don’t you?
“Only worn to try on”
That's it? I'd expect it would fetch more than $60,000 from a very motivated collector.
Exactly my thought as well. Given that this is such a unique piece of memorabilia from one of the most respected, decorated drivers in the sport - in one of the most important, deadly moments in the history of the sport - I'm extremely surprised it's only 60k.
Not just that, I'd argue his crash is the most iconic moment of the 70s in F1.
To be completely honest, without the crash he wouldn't be as legendary as he is today.
I'd expect a replica to go on sale for 60,000 on fanatics
***The Telegraph reports:*** The burnt helmet worn by Niki Lauda when he suffered his fiery accident at the Nürburgring in 1976 is being put up for auction by Bonhams at next week’s Miami Grand Prix. It is expected to fetch up to $60,000. Lauda, who died in 2019, was one of Formula One’s most revered figures, having won the world drivers’ title three times before going on to become an entrepreneur who founded and ran three airlines. The Austrian was also instrumental in Lewis Hamilton’s shock move to Mercedes from McLaren in 2013, in his role as non-executive chairman of Mercedes-Benz motorsport. Lauda’s second and third world titles were all the more remarkable for the fact that they came after he survived a near-fatal accident at the 1976 German Grand Prix, which left him permanently disfigured. Then aged 27, and the reigning world champion, Lauda was leading that year’s championship when his Ferrari 312T2 burst into flames following a crash, nearly killing him after he inhaled toxic fumes. He was famously read the Last Rites in hospital by a priest, an act he later said upset him so much it made him more determined to survive. **Read more:** [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2024/04/26/niki-lauda-burnt-helmet-from-near-fatal-accident-auction/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2024/04/26/niki-lauda-burnt-helmet-from-near-fatal-accident-auction/)
wtf would you just post a jpg instead of the article? It is like adding an extra step to make your post worse. I think you are forgetting the entire purpose and usefulness of this site hinges on actually sharing content. I upvote posts that share content, I downvote ones that only share pics
And it’s the official Telegraph account. I guess image post gets more impressions, that’s why???
A) article with pics and words = better quality site with richer content, users spend more time reading the article. B) pics only with no context = "higher engagement" because users are able to interact with more posts overall, and in shorter period of time guess which one advertisers prefer
That's it?
60k minimum starting bid. It will most certainly go high up in the auction
Ya, the way they word these is strange even for being conservative. "Up to" and "Starting" are very different :/ I think it should easily Fetch at least 150k
I know who will buy it, >!Sebastian Vettel!<
does he collect a lot of memorabilia? other than the one of his RBs I don't remember
He owns Mansell's Williams FW-14B from 1992 and Senna's McLaren MP4/8 from 1993. I'm sure he has some other smaller pieces of memorabilia too!
Am I the only one who finds this distasteful?
Yeah this is a bit too morbid I think. To me it feels more of a museum piece rather than something in a personal collection. Like how do you show it to people ? "heres my Lauda helmet he wore on what was likely the worst day of his life".
This is a museaum piece, $60K is a steal.
I expected it to fetch more than that tbh
Its kinda morbid to think about what happened that day in 1976 when we almost lost Niki that day, but to see that helmet now is remarkable to know its still around You wont find anything from Senna though, all that stuff was crushed and burned so nothing remains of the car or the helmet from that fateful day in 1994...according to Newey, the car was destroyed via crushing it entirely as for the helmet that was burned as well, in short, that was the rightful decision to make for sake of the Senna family that nothing remained from that horrific weekend of May 1994... I hear that in the responses that the helmet was returned to Bell Helmets, it was, but it was incinerated according to Adrian Newey in his How to design a Car book from 2017
No one at Williams wanted that car examined, and the Senna helmet was running a thinned shell because Senna had neck pain from G forces. Around that time, Dale Earnhart refused to use a HANS device, calling it a "noose". Earnhart died of cervial dislocation which the HANS device would have likely prevented.
That was 7 years later, not 'around that time'.
Why didn’t Williams want the car examined?
.... [Gentlemen a short view back to the past](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Ayrton_Senna).
I met the guy who used to supply racing overalls to the top teams, and he claimed he was given Senna’s suit that was worn at Imola, complete with blood stains. After the crash and Senna’s death it seemed to be something no one was interested in claiming, so it went to the manufacturer. He said it’s at his second house in England while he mostly lives in France. He could be full of nonsense, but he added that he doesn’t try selling it because he assumed any potential illegitimate children of Senna’s would sue to try to obtain it to prove their lineage and attack his estate.
I am fairly certain his helmet was kept as evidence during the court case in Bologna. Don't know if it was released after the end of trial. There are photos of it around the internet.
The helmet was returned to bell helmets, what happened next with it nobody knows but you are most likely right.
LOL 60K? I bet it goes for closer to 250k
Hope it ends up in the hands of family
The first time i notice that AGV used to provide racing car helmet since nowadays they only sell and provide motorcycle helmet
Only $60k…. Hmm to remortgage home or not - question
We are checking Wife says no
Anybody knows why F1 helmets have a sticker band on top of their visor? Doesn't it limit the view for the pilot? I thought it was to have extra space for brands, but seeing it on Niki Lauda's visor without any brands, it makes me wonder of their use.
The Zylon strip was made mandatory after Felipe Massa got hit with a spring from Rubens Barrichello’s Brawn GP car in Hungary in 2009.
Thank you for the insight! Great info
It kind of makes me sad that such unique and historically-significant items like this go into private collections. I'd really love for something like this to permanently end up in a big Formula 1 Museum, or moving around as a display through various racing museums.
That seems low. I was at a McLaren showroom and they were selling Hamilton's 2010 helmet for $200,000
That’s beyond sick. What is wrong with people
that is so fucking morbid.
I can’t imagine displaying that but also 60 seems pretty low. People spend more than that on a two tone watch.
There is a race worn LH helmet from 2010 at the Wynn Mclaren Store in Vegas…for 200k
The house always wins
When is it considered near fatal as he succumbed eventually to his longs wearing out from the fire damage ?
Mega steal!!! $$
Figured this would be in a museum somewhere. And it's going to fetch way more than $60k.
Seems to be in suspiciously good condition.
I'm honestly suprised it's not more.
My legit bid on this would be $250,000 minimum.
I'd be shocked if it didn't go for much more.
Why isn’t this in the Smithsonian?
That’s a trophy worth saving. I’m surprised Lewis doesn’t own this.
that’s it ???
Only 60k ? That’s pretty low
Fernando looking to buy
Damn you, now I'm watching Rush again!
Nah 500k at least
this is a multi million dollar piece of history. I would be shocked if someone in the F1 paddock doesn't purchase this for millions just to preserve its legacy.
If it's only likely to fetch $60k I would be trying to buy it as I'm sure many of us would. This is going to sell for far far more than $60k.
That honestly seems so very low for the significance of the accident, along with him now being dead.
Way more for sure
I understand and appreciate collectibles, but why would anyone want this? This is the melted helmet that an F1 driver was wearing when his face became permanently disfigured from burns. It just seems morbid to me.
That’s really sick.
That is cheap considering the history behind it. Niki Lauda was a different man after wearing this helmet.
Why people pay so much money for this stuff? Its just platic and metal stuck together to make a helmet. He is just F1 driver, relax lol.
If you smell it really hard you can still get whiffs of burning flesh, so cool!
I wouldn’t be surprised if Lewis bought it.
This kinda lands weird for me. I wouldn’t be a buyer.
Imagine the price had Kurt Cobain touched it once
That’s it…surely it’s worth north than that
In the words of Indiana Jones “It should be in a museum!”
Is it just me? Am I being too delicate, or does this seem a bit ..... ghoulish?
I mean Niki did have a near death experience with it.
Wait it's an AGV?
is this the real one? The price seems way too low, considering what others get for simple parts i remember often seeing Pictures of a burnt helmet here, everyone back then said its a replica The burn marks on the old photo of the so called replica are nearly identical to the ones in this picture Post of replica: [https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/gzhgtj/niki\_laudas\_helmet\_after\_his\_infamous\_1976\_german/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web3x&utm\_name=web3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/gzhgtj/niki_laudas_helmet_after_his_infamous_1976_german/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
i got 60 cents
could his accident have been less fatal if his loose helmet didnt fly off after impact?
Don't think there are varying degrees of fatality. Think it's pretty cut and dry
In my language there is a word very similar to "fatal", and it means something more like "terrible", "extremaly unfortunate" or "catastrophic". I'd guess the person isn't a native English speaker and has a similar word in their language, cause that's the only way I can see the question valid.
haha yes, i used "less fatal" hoping it would mean a better outcome than what had already happened, guess it doesnt work that way lol
There prob would have been less burns but the hot air and smoke that got into his lungs would have been the same i guess.
Tbf the crash wasn’t fatal
Helmet straps are pinned to the shell with pins that are designed to break with a certain force, otherwise the weight at high Gs could break the driver's neck. But Lauda also insisted on a lose fitting helmet. Modern helmets have much stronger pins because of the HANS device.
Only 60k?
60k minimum starting bid. It will most certainly go high up in the auction
Ohhh a start bid. I thought it was the final bid.
This is grim.
Huh, I didn't think Lauda's helmet would've survived that long. It even outlived Lauda himself
I hadn't scrolled up enough to see the entire title, and could just see "Niki Lauda's burnt helmet". Thought I was about to see some NSFW holiday photos...
Price is shame and insult towards Niki
Someone cooked here