Na verdade não. O escritor do filme Peter Morgan admitiu ele fez essa parte.
The way Niki met his wife was not in the way I showed it, but I said [to them], “Does it truthfully represent the nature of your relationships, the atmosphere and the vibes between you?” And they both signed off on it.
Ajudou a esposa de Morgan a ser austríaca e realmente conheceu Lauda pessoalmente.
O próprio Niki Lauda, no entanto, disse em uma entrevista que a história é perto o suficiente :
In Rush, we see you meeting your first wife Marlene after you picked her up while she was hitchhiking. Is that a true story?
Actually I met her at a party, but I did drive her somewhere soon after – and she did not recognise who I was. She thought I was a tennis player.
The movie also shows you picking up hitchhikers and scaring them half to death when you drive at extreme high speeds?
That part is true [smiles]!