Dicing with death: Racing driver rescues rival from blazing Ferrari wreck
Hartog grabbed a fire extinguisher from the marshal and damped down the blaze before dragging Millroy away from the engulfed Ferrari.
In a harrowing incident during the China GT Championship race at Shanghai International Circuit, Dutch racing driver Loek Hartog heroically rescued his fellow competitor, Ollie Millroy, from a burning Ferrari. Moments after the crash, Hartog was seen rushing into the flames, grabbing a fire extinguisher from a race marshal, and swiftly dousing the blaze before dragging Millroy to safety.
Millroy later expressed his gratitude on Instagram, crediting Hartog's bravery for his survival and vowing to remember the act for the rest of his life. Hartog downplayed his heroic actions, stating that many individuals in his position would have reacted similarly. This dramatic rescue echoes a similar incident from 1973, when English racing driver Mike Hailwood saved Clay Regazzoni from a fiery wreck during the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami.
The story suggests that beneath the bravado of racing drivers, a heroic instinct may reside within each of them.
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