PHILADELPHIA -- Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz has been cleared to fully participate in OTAs, coach Doug Pederson said on Wednesday.

"Carson has no limitations," Pederson said, adding, "I'm not going to hold him back."

Wentz has been recovering from a stress fracture in his back, which was discovered in December and cost him the last three games of the regular season. He told reporters in April that the bone had not fully healed, adding "that's not really the main concern. It's just kind of how I feel, and I feel pretty good with where I'm at."

Wentz did not fully participate in OTAs last season as he recovered from a torn ACL and LCL in his left knee. Dealing with multiple injuries and unable to fully develop chemistry with his teammates during the offseason, Wentz fell short of his MVP-caliber 2017 season but still completed 70 percent of his throws with 21 touchdowns to seven interceptions in 2018.

Providence coach Ed Cooley has opted to remain with the Friars after meeting with Michigan officials on Monday, agreeing to a multiyear contract extension.

The school officially announced Tuesday that Cooley had withdrawn his name from consideration at Michigan, which is looking to replace John Beilein, the new coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

"While it's very flattering to be considered for other head-coaching jobs, after talking with my family I have decided to remain in my hometown of Providence," Cooley said. "The Friars are my family. Most importantly, my commitment is to my players and my team at Providence."

IT'S AN EXCITING TIME IN FRIARTOWN!!!

— Ed Cooley (@CoachCooleyPC) May 21, 2019

Cooley, a lifelong New Englander who was born in Providence, has been the Friars' head coach for eight seasons. He led them to five consecutive NCAA tournaments from 2014 to 2018, before finishing 18-16 last season.

"We are excited to announce that Ed Cooley will continue to lead our men's basketball program," athletic director Bob Driscoll said. "We believe that Ed is one of the top of coaches in the country."

Michigan could now turn to Miami Heat assistant and former Michigan star Juwan Howard, whom the Wolverines were expected to interview on Tuesday. They have also met with Luke Yaklich and Saddi Washington, who were assistants the past few years under Beilein.

Butler coach LaVall Jordan and Texas' Shaka Smart have been linked to the job as well.

The Toronto Raptors saved their season in a grimy Game 3 win Sunday, but it is on the line again Tuesday in Game 4. The Milwaukee Bucks haven't lost three times in a row all season. They've lost twice in a row only once. The odds of Toronto falling behind 3-1 and then winning three straight, including twice in Milwaukee, are minuscule. Game 4 is essentially must-win.

It is tempting to scan over Sunday's double-overtime thriller with a day of distance and see hints that Milwaukee will have a foot-on-throat response tonight. This is the sort of road Game 4 the favorite always seems to snatch.

The Bucks shot 14-of-44 from deep. Their three leading scorers -- Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, and Eric Bledsoe -- combined for 32 points on 11-of-48 shooting, and committed 16 of Milwaukee's 20 turnovers. Milwaukee missed 11 free throws, absorbed bounce-back games from Marc Gasol and Pascal Siakam -- plus a 19-point outburst from the fearless and frowny-faced Norman Powell -- and still had chances to win.

OK, sure. Milwaukee has been the league's best team all season. I'm picking them to win tonight, and I picked them to win the series in six games. Kawhi Leonard tweaked his left leg early in Game 3, and proceeded to play 52 minutes while defending Antetokounmpo and carrying Toronto's offense. That kind of two-way load is hard to (pause for effect) manage.

But some of that "make-or-miss league" analysis shortchanges Toronto. The Raptors shot just 40 percent on 2-pointers, their fifth-lowest figure in 97 games this season. Milwaukee got 52 combined points from George Hill, Malcolm Brogdon and Pat Connaughton on 18-of-29 shooting; can those three replicate that? Twenty Milwaukee turnovers in what amounted to a five-quarter game isn't a crazy outlier. The Raptors ranked ninth in opponent turnover rate this season; it was obvious Toronto would have to win the possession battle to win the series. Antetokounmpo has yet to solve the combination of Leonard and hard double-teams.

Most of all: Toronto's half-court defense has been impenetrable. The Bucks have scored just 80 points per 100 possessions on half-court trips in this series, per Cleaning The Glass -- 20 below their regular-season figure, and the worst mark among all four conference finalists.

The notion that Milwaukee is getting much better looks than Toronto does not quite hold up, either, per Second Spectrum data. Milwaukee's expected effective field goal percentage, based on the location of each shot and nearby defenders: 52.8 percent. Toronto's: 51 percent.

(My hunch is that understates the shot quality difference a bit. Toronto is getting zilch around the basket. Meanwhile, for all the bellyaching about Toronto missing open 3-pointers, they have actually outshot Milwaukee from deep -- 35 percent to 29.5 percent. Both teams are underperforming those expected field-goal percentages, but Milwaukee is underperforming to a slightly larger degree. Also: Second Spectrum does not take into account which specific player attempts each shot.

You could spin these numbers a few ways. To me, they reveal Milwaukee getting better looks on a level that matters, but not in total blowout fashion.)

Where Milwaukee has destroyed Toronto: in transition. It was the Bucks' only source of reliable offense for much of Game 3, and a lot of that damage from the Raptors' perspective was self-inflicted. Toronto too often failed to match up, letting good shooters -- Brogdon, Connaughton, Hill -- walk into trailing 3s. Powell and Serge Ibaka, standing next to each other, inexplicably decided Powell should take Antetokounmpo in semi-transition late in the first quarter; Antetokounmpo drove baseline, drew a triple-team, and kicked to Nikola Mirotic for an open 3-pointer. (Mirotic is 4-of-20 from deep in this series, and shooting just 31 percent on 3s in the playoffs.)

Some transition leakage against Milwaukee is inevitable. Antetokounmpo rampaging at you, shooters on all sides, is legitimately frightening, and frightened defenders are prone to make dumb mistakes. But Toronto can clean this up. If they do, the Bucks have to prove they can score against the Raptors' set defense.

But at least the Bucks have enjoyed some stretches when things looked easy -- moments when they could breathe. Toronto has scored just 99 points per possession in this series, five points worse than the league's brickiest offense this season (what up, Knicks!). Every basket has been exhausting.

Everywhere the Raptors turn, they see multiple enemy bodies and outstretched arms.

(Milwaukee's arms are an underrated part of its defense. Arms are the low-hanging fruit of good defense. Raise them up, stretch them out, wave them in the air -- even if you just don't care -- and you are automatically 10 percent improved. In the fourth quarter of Game 1, the Raptors ran a Kyle Lowry/Leonard pick-and-roll on the left side. Hill chased Lowry over the pick; Middleton dipped away from Leonard to clog up Lowry's drive. Leonard popped open behind the arc. Lowry picked up his dribble to pass to him. Hill leaped with his arms stretched over his head. Lowry had to lob the ball more than 10 feet in the air. That gave Middleton time to recover. The possession died.

You want to know if a player cares about defense? Watch his arms. There is no 100 percent effective cure for slow feet or low-IQ, but anyone can raise their arms.)

Middleton and Brogdon have blanketed Leonard. Their ball denial -- arms in passing lanes -- is textbook. A half-dozen times per game, Toronto aborts a Leonard dribble handoff because Middleton plants himself between Leonard and the ball. That should open up backdoor cuts, and perhaps Toronto needs to try more of those. But when Leonard (or anyone else) goes that route, helpers -- Lopez on Gasol up high, Antetokounmpo lurking off of Siakam -- close passing lanes before they open.

Middleton's relentless work may be taking a toll on his offense -- he's averaging 11 points per game on 33 percent shooting -- which only deepens your appreciation for the challenge Leonard has ahead of him.

The Raptors are trying to unlock some off-the-dribble 3s for Leonard and Lowry -- or at least extended the runway -- by having Gasol and Ibaka screen for them near half court:

Milwaukee's perimeter defenders are slithering around those picks. Toronto's two best players have no room to pull up.

The Raptors have often defaulted into Leonard going one-on-everyone from the top of the arc. They are not going to win that way. Milwaukee's defense is too good. The Bucks help at just the right moment -- at the last minute, so that Leonard is already in shooting mode, but never too late. When they telegraph their help, Leonard either sees available passes too late or ignores them. He is not a think-two-steps-ahead playmaker who manipulates defenses into yielding the passes they are geared to prevent. He rarely throws the pass they don't expect.

Leonard passes as a last resort, and it is hard to make productive passes that way against a defense this locked in. Leonard has 52 assists against 47 turnovers in the playoffs -- and nine dimes to 10 turnovers against Milwaukee. This isn't really a knock. It's hard to be all-world at everything.

Toronto has scored just 0.79 points per Leonard isolation, per Second Spectrum. Most end in leaning midrange jumpers. The Raptors cannot even see the rim. Only 19 percent of their attempts in the half court have come within the restricted area, a mark that would have ranked dead last for the season by a mile.

It is tempting to suggest the Raptors should get the ball to Leonard more in the post. They've tried! Middleton and Brogdon have done a great job "three-quartering" Leonard -- riding his left shoulder, and denying the entry pass without full-on fronting:

Leonard has had to surrender, scramble outside, and accept the ball 25 feet from the basket. Tough sledding.

Toronto has to make Leonard's life easier. Springing him for quick-hitting post-ups can be part of that. Run him off some picks -- cross-screens under the rim -- and hope he can seal his defender. That will work now and then, but the Bucks are ready for it.

Toronto flashed some healthy methods of attack in Game 3. One favorite -- and keep your eye on Gasol along the left wing:

If Leonard is going to attack one-on-one, it makes sense to start him from the right wing. The Bucks are forcing him left; if Leonard attacks from the right, he can go left and have more of the court in front of him.

Gasol screening for Lowry at the top of the arc is a gorgeous bit of fluff meant to distract Lopez. Lopez has been on point balancing help duty with man-to-man defense, and he takes only a brief peek at Gasol before realizing it's a ruse. Antetokounmpo pounces anyway, abandoning Fred VanVleet in the corner -- and exposing a wide passing lane.

Here's what the same action looks like with no fluff:

Ibaka is doing nothing, so Lopez ignores him to overload against Leonard. The Bucks are really good at tilting the floor without revealing any profitable pass:

There is no secret strategic sauce in that. It requires five committed, hyper-alert defenders with natural timing and anticipation. Golden State might be the only team better than Milwaukee at this zone-style, help-and-recover positioning.

Corner action involving Toronto's point guards screening for Leonard has also worked:

VanVleet's screen forces an uncomfortable choice: switch your smallest defender onto Leonard, or trigger crisis rotations. Both teams should probably hunt mismatches with their stars a bit more. (For a Bucks-centric perspective, Howard Beck and I discussed how Milwaukee might deal with Leonard guarding Antetokounmpo on Monday's Lowe Post podcast.) The Lowry/Leonard pick-and-roll hasn't been as effective as Toronto hoped, but they should try more.

This is some advanced improv work from VanVleet and Leonard. VanVleet creeps toward Leonard as if he's going to set a pindown, only to flip his pick at the last second so that Leonard can cut backdoor with more of a surprise element:

Hill has to help, but doesn't want to switch. VanVleet pops open and actually makes a shot.

Leonard can screen for VanVleet (or Lowry) out of the same setup, and rocket up toward Gasol for a handoff:

An aggressive, involved Gasol is a must. The best way for the other Raptors to help Leonard is to, like, help Leonard. Lowry needs to be meaner exploiting Lopez on Lowry/Gasol pick-and-rolls. Lopez wants to corral Lowry, and rush back to Gasol along the arc. He's antsy. Hit him with a hesitation dribble -- make him think his job is done -- and burn his ass. If Lowry generates a switch, he has to punish it with hard drives and step-back 3s.

Danny Green needs to keep running when Nikola Mirotic is on him. The Raptors are getting open looks almost every time they slingshot Green -- or Powell -- off a baseline screen while the Bucks are focused on a high pick-and-roll.

Monitor Toronto's assist rate in Game 4. They assisted on 28 of 40 buckets in Game 3 -- a Warriors-esque 70 percent. In 14 prior playoff games, Toronto had assisted on just 53 percent of baskets with Leonard and Gasol on the floor -- a mark that would have ranked 29th, way below the 67 percent rate they posted with Gasol on the court during the regular season.

An uptick in assists is a symptom of producing better overall looks. That might amount to only five or six shots per game, but when you're fighting for your playoff life against an elite team, every bit matters.

The New York Mets, a multibillion-dollar corporation that moonlights as a comedy act, put on their finest show in years Monday. Rampant speculation about the job security of their embattled manager amid a sweep by baseball's worst team was merely the opening set. Then their first-year general manager announced that Yoenis Cespedes, their highest-paid player who already was on the injured list, had broken his ankle when he stepped in a hole at his ranch, and it was as though Heisenberg had cooked up this batch of news, because it was pure Mets, blue to the core.

The Mets habitually step in something else typically found on a ranch, and while some of their pratfalls can be chalked up to bad luck, enough are self-inflicted that they earn the scorn from fans and the schadenfreude from around the game. All of it is interconnected, from the losing to the managerial drama to the $29 million player rehabbing at his horse farm who says he didn't suffer multiple fractures in his right ankle due to an accident with a horse but rather an unfortunate dalliance with a hole.

It starts with owner Fred Wilpon and his son and chief operating officer, Jeff, the hub of everything Mets-related. Ownership did not give the new GM, Brodie Van Wagenen, the ability to hire his own manager, lame-ducking incumbent Mickey Callaway before the 2019 season even began. Ownership does not take the tens of millions of dollars collected via insurance money from Cespedes' and David Wright's injuries and reinvest it in major league payroll. Ownership for years has fomented organizational instability, and what to other franchises might register as tiny cracks in the foundation feel to the Mets like canyon-sized fissures.

And so there are days like Monday, when the Mets played arsonist and fire department simultaneously. Van Wagenen did his best to downplay the absurdity of it all, treating Cespedes' injury with understandable gravity and giving Callaway a vote of confidence following the Mets managing three hits over the weekend against the woeful Miami Marlins. It was a tepid vote, one without conditions, the sort one offers to buy time for some proper replacement back-channeling.

Multiple sources familiar with the team's thinking believe it will take an extreme turnaround to save Callaway's job, predicting his firing will happen sometime in June. In his first season last year, Callaway oversaw a 66-84 finish following an 11-1 start. He did not distinguish himself tactically, either, and Van Wagenen's hiring signaled an opportunity to start fresh on the field too. These are the Mets, of course, and $2 million remained on Callaway's deal, so that opportunity was sacrificed.

The Mets do a lot of senseless things because of money. The hiring of Van Wagenen, whose aggressive plan helped win over ownership, was the Mets' way of saying: It's time to build, not rebuild. They traded top prospects for Edwin Diaz and Robinson Cano. They dropped some cash in free agency. And ... they stopped. With clear holes and available free agents to plug them, the Mets believed themselves good enough. And how could fans complain about an Opening Day payroll of $158 million, the club's highest ever?

Here's how: It's not $158 million. It's not close. The Mets have insurance that recoups 75 percent of Wright's and Cespedes' salaries if disabled because of injury. Wright is essentially retired. Cespedes underwent surgery on both his heels last year, and his return at all this season was in question. Between them, the Mets could collect upward of $33 million in insurance money.

So that $158 million payroll? It's actually $125 million. Top 10 in the game? Not even top half. The Seattle Mariners are paying out more than the Mets. They're rebuilding. The Milwaukee Brewers are paying out more than the Mets. They're located in Milwaukee, not New York. The Mets are the Ferdinands of baseball. They should be big bullies. They'd rather just go to the ranch and step in holes.

Now, it's worth noting that spending clearly does not solve every ill. The Cespedes deal is a disaster. The Jed Lowrie and Wilson Ramos deals from this winter look like messes. Cano will cost the Mets more than $20 million for the next four years, and as the team failed to put up a single run Sunday, he couldn't be bothered to run out a tapper that wound up a double play.

In the aftermath of that loss, pitcher Noah Syndergaard passionately defended Callaway, which was noble. And yet however powerful Syndergaard's words, it is the players' actions that will render judgment on Callaway's job. And with the Mets in the midst of a funk, with the manager's job quite clearly in peril, for a player to exhibit the sheer lack of effort Cano did illustrates a famine of awareness, a silent indictment of Callaway -- or perhaps both.

The double play put a bow on Sunday's shutout, which led to the Monday media conference, which served not as a sense into the Mets' psyche at the moment but how the organization cares to spin a team that entered the day 20-25 and occupying third place in the National League East. At one point, Van Wagenen actually uttered the words, "I don't have regrets from this offseason," and if he had unbuttoned his shirt, opened his collar and revealed a tattoo across his chest that said "NO RAGRETS," no one would've blinked an eye.

These are the Mets. These sorts of things happen, and they are funny, or at least funny to those who don't suffer through season after season of the same mistakes. Those fans see rookie sensation Pete Alonso, hitting savant Jeff McNeil, steady outfielder Michael Conforto and athletic shortstop Amed Rosario and think: That's a plenty solid core. And they see Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom and Steven Matz and Zack Wheeler and say: That's a pretty good rotation, too. And then when a bad patch hits, it gets amplified because there are so many things to question -- not allowing Van Wagenen his own manager and forcing Ramos to catch deGrom when deGrom clearly is more comfortable pitching to Tomas Nido and thinking $125 million is going to be enough to beat Philadelphia and Atlanta and Washington, let alone the rest of the NL and the best of the American League.

And that's the point, right? That the Mets should exist to win championships, to erase the three decades since their last one? That every little decision should lead to that goal? That should be the point, but then the New York Mets and "should" have something of a toxic relationship, with the former telling the latter to go kick rocks -- or step in a hole.

No, the Mets do things the Mets' way, and after all the disappointment, one would think the processes might change. Not under an ownership regime that has failed to learn from its mistakes. So whatever bad luck crops up, it gets swept away in a deluge of issues that long preceded those who arrived to cure the Mets' ills. Mickey Callaway was one of those people, taking over after Terry Collins got run out of town following what felt like two years of lame-duckery himself, and he'll ride that same wave eventually.

Some of it is bad luck and some of it bad timing and some of it just baseball, and all of those things showed themselves Monday, when the Mets beat the Nationals 5-3. Callaway was no better a manager, the Mets no better a team, baseball no different a game. It was, in fact, the perfect capper to the most Mets day in a good while. A manager still employed for the wrong reasons, a GM standing by what he did for questionable reasons and an ownership group dead silent throughout it all, content to let this multibillion-dollar corporation flop about like a fish on the dock. So sad, it's funny. So funny, it's sad.

British runner intends to cover almost 100 miles every day as he aims to break Land’s End to John o’Groats mark

James Williams is attacking the world record for Land’s End to John o’Groats and, if things go to plan, he will consign the controversial current mark to history.

Williams, a 2:30 marathon man from Belgrave Harriers, has prepared meticulously for the challenge. But he will need an extraordinary performance to beat the world record of 9 days 2hrs 26min, which was set by Andi Rivett in 2002 under dubious circumstances and without any of the stringent record ratification requirements needed today.

Such are the doubts over Rivett’s performance, Guinness World Records are investigating its validity. But, with the kind of stubborn determination typical of an ultra-distance runner, Williams says he has no option other than to aim for the mark.

“Lots of people say it’s one of the toughest records out there,” says Williams. “My view is that it’s the one Guinness has credited and it’s the one in the record books so that’s what I’m going for. I’ve said I’m always going for the 9 days 2hrs and 26min record and I’m not going for the second best time just because there’s a bit of controversy around it.”

Williams will start at Land’s End on Saturday (May 25) and hopes to cover close to 100 miles per day during the journey of over 800 miles. He will be accompanied by a small team, including a masseur, in two camper vans. Their roles will be to support his efforts and also make sure his performance is ratified.

In sharp contrast to Rivett’s 2002 effort, nowadays such attempts require not only GPS tracking data but much more.

“Guinness have provided an extensive list of all the evidence that I have to provide and it’ll be one of the key responsibilities of my team,” says Williams, who adds he needs to provide print-outs of GPS data, plus photographs, videos and witness statements at various checkpoints – so much so that it will take Guinness an estimated 12 weeks to wade through it all.

Williams’ preparations have included getting up at 4am for several months. Sometimes he has run up to 50km in the morning before starting a day’s work as a Performance Controller for Sky. In addition, he has a wife and two young daughters.

His employers have been hugely supportive, to the extent that they plan to give some TV coverage to his attempt. He is coached by the adventurer Mimi Anderson, while Saucony is also sponsoring his efforts with clothing and multiple pairs of his favourite Kinvara shoe.

Williams describes the Sky coverage as “an added bonus”, though. “My main reasons for doing this are, firstly, I genuinely want to break the record,” he says. “Secondly, I want to inspire people to challenge themselves. Thirdly, it’s about creating awareness for the charity Hope for Children.”

During the challenge he expects to get up at 4am every day and collapse into a bed in one of the vans at 10-11pm.

In the build-up he has run on average 150-180 miles a week, much of it alone near his home in Putney and he believes the slow pace combined with yoga, strength and conditioning and regular massage helps him avoid injury.

Unusually for an endurance runner, Williams also has a low-carb diet, which he feels teaches his body to burn fats during the long efforts.

Scarlets have appointed New Zealander Glenn Delaney as their defence coach following the departure of Byron Hayward.

Delaney is currently the defence coach of Super Rugby side Highlanders and was a former London Irish head coach.

He will join new Scarlets head coach Brad Mooar who takes over from Wales bound Wayne Pivac.

"I am excited by the vision that has been put out and the way we are going to attack it," said Delaney.

Hayward left the Scarlets at the end of the season and is expected to join Pivac's backroom staff after the World Cup, although his role has yet to be confirmed by the Welsh Rugby Union.

Delaney spent seven years as director of rugby at Nottingham before becoming London Irish's forwards coach, head coach and finally head of rugby operations.

He returned to New Zealand to join Mitre 10 Cup side Canterbury in December 2016 and led them to a ninth title in 10 years, before joining the Highlanders in 2018.

Delaney will link up with a familiar figure in Mooar.

"We have known each other since school days in Christchurch, we go back a long way and Brad was coaching with the Crusaders while I was at Canterbury," said Delaney.

"I am looking forward to linking up with Brad and being part of his vision for the Scarlets."

Scarlets have yet to name an attack coach to replace Stephen Jones who will join Pivac's Wales coaching team.

Gloucester's Richard Whiffin and Wales Under-20s backs coach Dai Flanagan have been linked with roles in Mooar's staff.

For the latest Welsh rugby news follow @BBCScrumV on Twitter.

Exeter's former Scotland prop Moray Low has announced his retirement.

The 34-year-old, who won 37 caps for Scotland, has spent the past five years at Sandy Park after eight years at Glasgow Warriors.

Low is going to focus on a property development business he has set up with former team-mate and current Chiefs defence coach Julian Salvi.

Exeter have reached three Premiership finals and topped the league on two occasions in his time at the club.

Chiefs host Northampton Saints on Saturday in the 2019 play-off semi-final.

"I knew when I came down five years ago that the club were going places and that's certainly been the case," Low told the club website.

"For me, personally, it's been great to be part of a great journey, seeing where the club has come from to where it is now.

"To retire now at the end of the season, it's definitely the right time for me.

"I'm very happy with what I've done, what I've achieved, and I know the club will continue to move in the right direction in the future.

"We've got a number of internationals props - on both sides of the scrum - and behind them we've got a really good group of young lads who are coming through."

Full-back Simon Hammersley has exercised a relegation release clause to leave Newcastle Falcons and remain in the Premiership with Sale Sharks.

The 26-year-old went past 100 games for the Falcons this season, and departs having played 103 matches.

Newcastle were relegated from the Premiership after finishing bottom.

"We spent a huge amount of time and effort developing him into a quality Premiership player," director of rugby Dean Richards said.

"We had hoped to keep our squad together, with everyone fighting together to regain our top-flight status.

"Whilst I understand Simon's motivation to play at the highest level it is really disappointing to lose someone of his ability, who we have invested a huge amount of time and effort into."

Three-time Formula One champion Niki Lauda died Monday at the age of 70. Widely respected across all motorsports disciplines, Lauda was an inspiration to many in the motorsports world.

In the hours after his passing, many in the motorsports world took to Twitter to pay tribute to the Austrian racing great. SPEED SPORT has collected some of those messages below.

“From success, you learn absolutely nothing. From failure & setbacks, conclusions can be drawn. That goes for your private life as well as your career.” – Niki Lauda.

A true icon of our sport. Saddened for the entire Motorsport community. #RIPNiki

— Ryan Hunter-Reay (@RyanHunterReay) May 21, 2019

RIP Champ ?? Hard to believe anything could happen to the drivers who survived that period. A real motorsport legend, Niki Lauda ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Q3CXcfrOBw

— Jack Harvey (@jack_harvey42) May 21, 2019

RIP the Great #NikiLauda. Here’s our last meeting in #MonteCarlo in ‘18 We first met while making the movie Rush. The F1 world knows of his grit & intensely competitive spirit, but that matched w/his keen intelligence & wisdom made him a distinctively remarkable man. a force. pic.twitter.com/SMizNt9Hge

— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) May 21, 2019

My heart is heavy today, mourning the loss of a colleague and friend. Niki Lauda… a true-blue wonderful man pic.twitter.com/iOLPAZ9NG1

— Mario Andretti (@MarioAndretti) May 21, 2019

Very sad to hear the world has lost Niki. He’s always been a driver who’s story and work ethic I’ve really admired. Rest In Peace champ. pic.twitter.com/SOlkBoCI16

— Zach Veach (@ZachVeach) May 21, 2019

RIP Niki ??#legend pic.twitter.com/E2dM5emEYU

— Valtteri Bottas (@ValtteriBottas) May 21, 2019

Everyone at Ferrari is deeply saddened at the news of the death of our dear friend Niki Lauda. He won two of his three world championships with us and will always be in our hearts and in those of all Ferrari fans. Our sincere condolences go to all his family and friends.#CiaoNiki pic.twitter.com/mbzZBNZiRZ

— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) May 21, 2019

Niki Lauda was a pure example of hard work pays off! He said he had a great ass & could feel everything the car was doing. My Hero and I wish I was a Senna but I often think I was born more like a Lauda! Thank you Niki for all that you gave the sport, sad you have left us ? pic.twitter.com/XcAW1AfGco

— Simon Pagenaud (@simonpagenaud) May 21, 2019

Very sad day.
Rest in peace Legend. ? pic.twitter.com/aN5w32MAe5

— Charles Leclerc (@Charles_Leclerc) May 21, 2019

Shocked by the loss of Niki Lauda. He was a true legend in our sport and someone I had great respect for. May he rest in peace #RIPNiki pic.twitter.com/NCCduqNQuU

— Max Verstappen (@Max33Verstappen) May 21, 2019

Immense sadness to hear that Niki Lauda died – Ouch – one of my hero’s – gladly raced in his era – strong, focused, dedicated to the end result, no matter what, admired, brilliant, RIP my friend. pic.twitter.com/RkUYDA27GD

— Derek Daly (@DerekDaly500) May 21, 2019