FILE PHOTO: Germany Formula One - F1 - German Grand Prix 2016 - Hockenheimring, Germany - 30/7/16 - Niki Lauda during the qualifying. REUTERS/Uli Deck/Pool/File Photo
MONACO (Reuters) - Five times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton hailed Niki Lauda on Tuesday as "a bright light" in his life and said he would not have moved to Mercedes without the late Austrian's involvement.
Lauda, a triple world champion regarded as one of the sport's all-time greats, was non-executive chairman of the Mercedes team when he died on Monday night at the age of 70.
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