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Fans and drivers remember F1 legend Lauda at funeral

Hundreds of racing fans have queued in the rain to pay tribute at the funeral of Formula One legend Niki Lauda, who died aged 70.

The three-time world champion died in Zurich last Tuesday while undergoing treatment in hospital for kidney problems.

He is being laid to rest with full state honours at St. Stephen's Cathedral in his home city of Vienna, Austria. World champion Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff are among those expected to attend.

Members of Lauda's family accompanied pallbearers carrying his remains into the gothic cathedral in the morning before hundreds of fans who had queued for hours in Vienna were allowed to file past his coffin.