Driver thanks rival for saving his life by stopping to pull him from flaming car

British driver Ollie Millroy thanked rival Loek Hartog for saving his life after the Dutch racer stopped and pulled him from a burning Ferrari during a China GT Championship race in Shanghai on Saturday.

British driver Ollie Millroy thanked rival Loek Hartog for saving his life after the Dutch racer stopped and pulled him from a burning Ferrari during a China GT Championship race in Shanghai on Saturday.

Millroy was involved in a multi-car crash on the seventh lap of the race and suffered five broken ribs, a broken collarbone, broken hand and finger, and a bruised lung.

“I am still alive tonight, entirely thanks to one man,” Millroy posted on Instagram, describing how Hartog abandoned his own car and rushed to help before emergency crews arrived.

“I don’t 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,” Millroy said.

Hartog said he had acted instinctively.