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Max Verstappen Praises Fellow Driver’s Heroic Life-Saving Action
Highlights
- Loek Hartog rescued Ollie Millroy from burning crash in Shanghai.
- Hartog used a fire extinguisher and pulled Millroy away quickly.
- Rescue took 49 seconds and saved Millroy’s life.
- Max Verstappen praised Hartog’s bravery after Italian Grand Prix.
- Millroy suffered serious injuries but survived thanks to Hartog’s actions.
- The incident highlighted camaraderie and courage in motorsport.
Loek Hartog rescues Ollie Millroy from a burning Ferrari during the China GT round in Shanghai, drawing widespread praise, including from F1 champion Max Verstappen after the Italian Grand Prix.
Hartog stops his Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO trackside when Millroy’s car erupts after a chain-reaction collision. With marshals hesitant, he sprints to the scene to intervene.
He seizes a fire extinguisher from a marshal and douses the cockpit before dragging Millroy clear. The intervention takes 49 seconds and proves decisive in preventing fatal consequences.
The response underscores how driver initiative can bridge procedural gaps when incidents escalate quickly. Hartog’s judgment under pressure earns unanimous respect across the paddock and beyond.
The rescue is completed in 49 seconds, a timespan that likely saves Millroy’s life.
Speaking post‑race at Monza, Verstappen finishes third behind Kimi Antonelli and George Russell, then highlights Hartog’s bravery. “Without him, he wouldn’t have survived,” he says, offering unqualified admiration.
Max Verstappen: “Without him, he wouldn’t have survived.”
His comments align with wider recognition of decisive peer intervention. Additional context appears in Verstappen’s Red Bull response and analysis of Red Bull’s struggle at Monza.
Millroy sustains five broken ribs, a broken collarbone, a broken hand, and a bruised lung. From hospital, he credits survival to Hartog’s swift action, a GT driver saves life moment.
From hospital, Millroy says he owes his life to Hartog’s bravery.
The rescue video circulates widely, reinforcing how competitors depend on each other when protocols lag seconds behind events. That camaraderie remains a defining thread through contemporary motorsport news coverage.
In a sport defined by speed and risk, Hartog’s choice illustrates the human core beneath competition. As both drivers recover, the Shanghai rescue stands among this season’s most instructive moments.
Visual Summary
🏁
🔥 CRASH
🧯
⏱49s
RESCUE
RESCUE
🚗
HARTOG
brakes, jumps out
brakes, jumps out
Max Verstappen
Watchful in Monza
Watchful in Monza
Hartog
Stops
Stops
Millroy Trapped
in Fire
in Fire
Life Saved!
“Yes, that is incredible. He did that really well.
A lot of respect for that.”
— Max Verstappen
A lot of respect for that.”
— Max Verstappen
👏👏👏
Motorsport stands in awe
Motorsport stands in awe
Bravery in 49 Seconds
Loek Hartog’s instinctive rescue of Ollie Millroy from a fiery crash at Shanghai lit up the motorsport world. Millroy, trapped and injured, survived thanks to Hartog’s speed, courage, and camaraderie.
One brave move — the whole world applauds.
49s
Rescue Duration
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
Broken Ribs
C’Bone, Hand, Lung
C’Bone, Hand, Lung
🏆Motorsport
Heroism
Heroism
Verstappen’s
admiration
admiration
🤝
Racing is competition —
but life always comes first.
Racing is competition —
but life always comes first.
Daniel Miller reports on Formula 1 Grand Prix weekends with race-day analysis, team-radio highlights, and point-standings updates. He explains power-unit upgrades, aerodynamic developments, and driver rivalries in straightforward, SEO-friendly language for a global F1 audience.
