I have been told by someone very reputable, and whom I trust that Lauda has a serious pill addiction.
From what I understand, Lauda is very frequently talking about various drugs in chat rooms.
People close to Lauda have apparently been saying that lauda has a serious pill addiction, which is something I would tend to believe.
I have been told by at least one reputable person that the intent behind Lauda's shady behavior (such as extortion) is to fund his pill addiction, and drug use.
Should an alleged pill addiction be a cause for concern? Would this affect his judgment? Should this person be trusted? Does this create any conflicts?
I assume my source does not want to be named out of fear of retribution from Lauda.
Update: After >24 hours from when Lauda first responded to this thread, Lauda has yet to in any way deny, nor disputed he has an addiction to pills, nor has he denied that he abuses illegal drugs. As an update to this thread:
The information I received was from someone who I trusted at the time, but I have seen to bend and stretch the truth. A review of my other private conversations with this person reflects even more egregious examples of this, including examples of while I cannot affirmatively say is a lie, some representations are what I would consider to be dishonest. I am not going to comment on my source, as I previously told this person I would keep his identity secret, although some may guess based on semi recent forum events.
When I opened this thread, I took what this person said at face value and did not ask to see any underlying evidence. The claimed evidence was already shaky. For this I was wrong and I apologize.