His own surf base

How Mathias Lauda found his paradise in Bali

Mathias Lauda with his sons Ellison and Lennon on Bali(Bild: Daphne Seberich / ServusTV)

In search of the perfect wave, Mathias Lauda (43), son of our three-time Formula 1 world champion, started out as an entrepreneur with a surf label in the middle of the Indian Ocean.

Anyone who knew Niki Lauda knew that he was a "very disciplined guy" in road traffic. "Only once in America did a cop pull me over for changing lanes without a turn signal. He just said to my passenger, 'You're sitting next to the stupidest driver in the world'." Which makes the following little anecdote self-explanatory ...