Team calls Chinese race organizers ‘grossly negligent’ in conduct around fiery crash
SHANGHAI (AP) — A car racing team whose injured driver was rescued by another competitor after a horrific crash in Shanghai on Saturday has called the organizers “grossly negligent in the safety response” and said it is withdrawing from future events in China. The car of British driver…
A car racing team whose driver was critically injured in a fiery crash during a Grand Prix event in Shanghai has criticized the race organizers for being "grossly negligent in their safety response." The accident occurred when British driver Ollie Millroy's car caught fire during a GT race. Another competitor, Loek Hartog, quickly stopped his own vehicle and used a fire extinguisher to rescue Millroy from the burning wreckage.
Millroy, who sustained multiple serious injuries including six broken ribs, a broken collarbone, a broken hand, and a punctured lung, credited Hartog's immediate intervention for his survival. He expressed deep gratitude in a post on his Instagram account, emphasizing that Hartog's actions were a testament to the instinctive bravery that should be commonplace, not exceptional.
In a lengthy statement, Millroy's team, AAI Motorsports, harshly criticized the conduct of the Chinese race organizers, questioning their commitment to driver safety.
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