![Former Formula One driver Niki Lauda and his wife Birgit Wetzinger pose at the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California January 12, 2014. Picture taken January 12, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Former Formula One driver Niki Lauda and his wife Birgit Wetzinger pose at the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California January 12, 2014. Picture taken January 12, 2014. REUTERS/Mario](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E5GNFJ/former-formula-one-driver-niki-lauda-and-his-wife-birgit-wetzinger-pose-at-the-71st-annual-golden-globe-awards-in-beverly-hills-california-january-12-2014-picture-taken-january-12-2014-reutersmario-anzuoni-united-states-tags-entertainment-sport-motorsport-goldenglobes-arrivals-2E5GNFJ.jpg)
Former Formula One driver Niki Lauda and his wife Birgit Wetzinger pose at the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California January 12, 2014. Picture taken January 12, 2014. REUTERS/Mario
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Niki Lauda's wife Birgit, 30 years his junior, saved his life by donating her kidney before they married in seven minute ceremony
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![Tyre Shopper on Twitter: "In 2008, Niki Lauda's wife Birgit Wetzinger donated a kidney to her husband. Amazing👏. #F1Testing #F1 #RESPECT #TBT #WorldKidneyDay https://t.co/1hGSAV3XFQ" / Twitter Tyre Shopper on Twitter: "In 2008, Niki Lauda's wife Birgit Wetzinger donated a kidney to her husband. Amazing👏. #F1Testing #F1 #RESPECT #TBT #WorldKidneyDay https://t.co/1hGSAV3XFQ" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C6eYp5RWMAEKxdQ.jpg)
Tyre Shopper on Twitter: "In 2008, Niki Lauda's wife Birgit Wetzinger donated a kidney to her husband. Amazing👏. #F1Testing #F1 #RESPECT #TBT #WorldKidneyDay https://t.co/1hGSAV3XFQ" / Twitter
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