US actor turned politician Arnold Schwarzenegger led tributes to Formula One legend Niki Lauda today as hundreds of mourners attended his funeral in Vienna and his grieving widow placed a racing helmet on his coffin.
Birgit Lauda, 40, and the driver's sons Mathias and Lucas laid wreaths, a red helmet and pictures of the Austrian motor racing champion on his coffin at St. Stephen's Cathedral in his home city of Vienna today.
Schwarzenegger told mourners that 'we all loved and admired Niki', saying: 'We admired his courage, his will, his strength, his love.'
The hundreds of VIP guests also included British driver Lewis Hamilton and Austrian president Alexander Van der Bellen, who said: 'Goodbye, world champion! Thank you for everything.'
Niki Lauda underwent a lung transplant 18 months ago, but failed to make a full recovery and died on May 20 at the age of 70.
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