{"id":881660,"date":"2026-09-06T03:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T03:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/881660\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T03:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T03:52:15","slug":"ferrari-driver-pulled-from-inferno-by-life-saving-superhero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/881660\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrari driver pulled from inferno by life-saving \u2018superhero\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Ferrari\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Chen’s Ferrari 296 GT3 collides with Ollie Millroy’s car.<\/p>\n

Millroy\u2019s FIST Team AAI Ferrari was struck by David Chen\u2019s Harmony Racing Ferrari after clashing with the BC by 610 Racing BMW of Neil Verhagen on the back straight.<\/p>\n

Chen and Verhagen went sliding through the grass before the two Ferraris collided at the hairpin, causing Millroy\u2019s car to burst into flames.<\/p>\n

Having seen the incident unfold in front of him, Hartog stopped his Phantom Global Racing Porsche at the scene of the crash and pulled Millroy from the inferno.<\/p>\n

Hartog tried to extinguish the car. The race was red-flagged and ultimately abandoned.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am still alive tonight, entirely thanks to one man,\u201d Millroy wrote on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cLoek Hartog stopped instantly with no flag marshalls or fire crews in sight, and risked his own life to get me out of the car.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t remember anything between 30 seconds before the crash and one hour after it, but I will remember his incredible act of bravery for the rest of my life.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne day I will tell our three kids this story and Loek will be the biggest superhero in history in their eyes too.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you Loek. I owe you my life for your selfless act today.\u201d<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfce\ufe0f | 260905 | CHINA GT CHAMPIONSHIP 4TH ROUND (SHANGHAI) \u2013 RACE 1 [CUT]<\/p>\n

There\u2019s been a massive crash in China GT. It began when David Chen (Winhere Harmony Racing) and Neil Verhagen (610Racing), while battling for position, lost control and collided with Ollie Millroy (FIST\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/xQI6CbNQXL<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 YIBO85: The Archives \ud83d\udc0d (@yibos85) September 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Millroy suffered five broken ribs, a broken collarbone, a broken hand, a broken finger, and a bruised lung.<\/p>\n

The British driver said he would be spending a few days in the hospital bed and is set to undergo surgery.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m counting my lucky starts tonight, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d said Millroy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a couple of operations tomorrow to put everything back where it should be, then a few weeks resting here before I can fly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hartog said he had no doubts about stopping his car and approaching the scene of the accident.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I saw a car turning into a huge fireball far ahead, there wasn\u2019t really a decision to make,\u201d said Hartog.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom what I had seen, I genuinely believed the driver might not be able to get out by himself. I stopped, got out and went towards the car. There was never a moment of doubt.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd reflecting on it afterwards, I\u2019m mostly grateful for the people I\u2019ve had around me throughout my life and career who have taught me to recognise when something is bigger than racing and to live in the present. This is what living in the present is like.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was scary. There were moments where I didn\u2019t know I would actually be able to get Ollie out.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut this isn\u2019t about what I did, and I\u2019m sure many people in the same position would have reacted exactly the same way.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just thankful that I happened to be in that place at that moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt also gives you an enormous appreciation for the safety standards we sometimes take for granted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you see an accident that violent and a fire that large, you realise exactly why all of it matters.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost importantly: Ollie is okay. Today could have ended very differently. I\u2019m incredibly grateful that it didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

The accident has drawn a stern response from China GT competitors, with two teams abandoning the championship.<\/p>\n

FIST Team AAI said it would withdraw from all future China GT events until a meeting is held with organisers of what it claims was a slow response to the crash.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe fully understand that motorsport carries risks,\u201d wrote team owner Betty Chen.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, the measures taken by the organizers following today\u2019s incident, particularly the lack of an immediate and adequate emergency response, are something we cannot accept.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe safety of drivers and team members must always come before anything else.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat happened today and the way the situation was handled is truly unacceptable.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the way today\u2019s incident was handled by the organizers, the team and I have made the decision to withdraw from the championship and will not participate in any future China GT events.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you to everyone who stepped forward to help today, and I wish Ollie a speedy recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n

TBC by 610Racing has also announced its exit. Yang Baijie, the teammate to Verhagen, alleged trackside marshalls left Hartog to extinguish the Ferrari.<\/p>\n

Baijie also claimed it took 15 minutes for an ambulance to arrive at the scene because the driver was asleep.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t