Editing Niki Lauda (section)

==Later management roles==
In 1993, Lauda returned to Formula One in a managerial position when Luca di Montezemolo offered him a consulting role at [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]. Halfway through the 2001 season, Lauda assumed the role of team principal of the [[Jaguar Racing|Jaguar]] Formula One team. The team failed to improve and Lauda was made redundant, together with 70 other key figures, at the end of 2002.

In September 2012, he was appointed non-executive [[chairman]] of the [[Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Lauda to join Mercedes in advisory role | publisher=GPUpdate.net | url=http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/284707/lauda-to-join-mercedes-in-advisory-role/ | date=28 September 2012 | access-date=7 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003074703/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/284707/lauda-to-join-mercedes-in-advisory-role/ | archive-date=3 October 2012 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref> He took part in negotiations to sign [[Lewis Hamilton]] to a three-year deal with Mercedes in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hamilton recalls first meetings with Lauda before Mercedes move|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hamilton-first-meetings-lauda-mercedes/4794331/|access-date=2020-09-30|website=www.motorsport.com|date=20 May 2020|language=en|archive-date=26 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626200433/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hamilton-first-meetings-lauda-mercedes/4794331/|url-status=live}}</ref> He remained at Mercedes until his death in 2019, winning six [[World Constructors' Championship]]s with the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10775198/mercedes-give-toto-wolff-and-niki-lauda-new-long-term-contracts|title=Mercedes give Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda new long-term contracts|work=skysports.com|access-date=22 February 2017|archive-date=29 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229203533/https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10775198/mercedes-give-toto-wolff-and-niki-lauda-new-long-term-contracts|url-status=live}}</ref>