Posted on 09/07/2026 3:14:22 AM PDT by MoraBlack
This is the moment a British racing driver's Ferrari bursts into flames – before a heroic rival rushes to his rescue.
Ollie Millroy, 36, had been racing in a China GT event at Shanghai International Circuit when two cars smashed into his Ferrari while navigating a bend.
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Lucky he got hold of the fire extinguisher.Amazing rescue.What is the hero’s name?
God bless that man.
Romaine Grosjean insane crash at Bahrain in 2020....he himself said he thought he was dead:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YMjw2sjXqU
The infamous 1973 Indy 500 and Swede Savage’s accident:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDq-OJg-aj4
Fiery crash at the 1964 Indy 500 that killed Eddie Sachs and Dave Macdonald =>
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ucbmbWEcK0Y
I was on the outside of the fourth turn and saw it happen. I thought the fireball was going to reach where I was sitting.
I can’t believe how long it took the Marshalls to arrive! Yes, that driver was saved by his competitor! What a hero!
You were there?? WOW!!! Any pictures from you??
I was at the 500 this year....
you must’ve been enveloped in smoke...
First of many 500 I attended. I was diagonal across from the crash. All we saw was the black smoke and noticed no cars coming around the track. I was 12. I was also there for all three days of the 1973 fiasco. Stopped going in 1976, after being rained on 3 straight years. Still watch all the races though.
As I recall the smoke never reached me, but that fireball was very scary.
Dutchman Loek Hartog abandoned his own vehicle during the China GT Championship race in Shanghai and doused the flames
Dutch driver Loek Hartog
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