Driver thanks 'superhero' rival for saving him from flaming race car
Loek Hartog used a fire extinguisher and pulled Ollie Millroy from the wreck in about 49 seconds, while race officials said they will investigate safety gaps.
- On Saturday, Dutch racer Loek Hartog rescued British driver Ollie Millroy from a burning Ferrari at the Shanghai International Circuit during a China GT Championship race.
- The 36-year-old Millroy suffered a multi-car collision on the seventh lap, causing his vehicle to erupt into flames instantly and trapping him inside.
- Millroy posted on Instagram, "I am still alive tonight, entirely thanks to one man," while Hartog said, "Most important thing is that Ollie is okay."
- Millroy's team, AAI Motorsport, announced they would "no longer participate in any races organised by China GT," citing the car "continued to burn for more than a minute" without effective rescue.
- The China GT Championship organising committee apologized on Weibo, promising to "conduct a thorough review and investigation" and address shortcomings in emergency response and competition management.
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Racing driver Loek Hartog (23), who saved his colleague Ollie Millroy from a burning Ferrari last weekend, was surprised with a video message during talk show Renze. The British driver's wife calls the Dutchman a 'superhero' in the video. "It is amazing how much love I can feel for someone I have never met."
He interrupts his race and saves the opponent-connected from the burning car. Last weekend, in Shanghai, during a race of the ChinaGT car championship, the British driver Ollie Millroy found himself trapped in his car in flames as a result of a bad accident. The exams then verified the fracture of five ribs, a clavicle, [...] The article "I'm still alive tonight, thanks to a man. Loek Hartog: stops and saves the colleague trapped in the burning …
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