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China GT Team Withdraws After Hartog’s Rescue Crash

9/6/2026

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Hartog Rescues

Loek Hartog stopped his No. 79 Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO to pull Ollie Millroy from a burning Ferrari.
The crash happened about 20 minutes into the Shanghai race near Turn 14 hairpin, causing a red-flag.
Millroy sustained five broken ribs, a fractured collarbone, a broken hand and finger, and a bruised lung.
FIST Team AAI will withdraw from China GT events, criticizing slow marshal and medical response times.

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Wang Yibo Amplifies

Wang Yibo reposted Hartog’s rescue video on Instagram, boosting its spread.
A Zhihu question on the rescue drew massive attention while Baidu’s hot-search flagged organizer dereliction.
Observers noted Shanghai’s FIA Grade 1 status but said marshal spacing and fire-response times were insufficient.
Yang Baijie accused rescue staff of abandoning extinguishers and fleeing the scene on social media.

History

Historical Context

After the fatal crashes of Roland Ratzenberger on 30 April and Ayrton Senna on 1 May 1994 at Imola, the FIA overhauled Formula One safety—reforming the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association, redesigning circuits and later mandating the HANS device. Those changes produced a 20-year fatality-free stretch, a benchmark invoked by today’s Shanghai rescue of Ollie Millroy by Loek Hartog.

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Hartog Rescues

Loek Hartog stopped his No. 79 Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO to pull Ollie Millroy from a burning Ferrari.
The crash happened about 20 minutes into the Shanghai race near Turn 14 hairpin, causing a red-flag.
Millroy sustained five broken ribs, a fractured collarbone, a broken hand and finger, and a bruised lung.
FIST Team AAI will withdraw from China GT events, criticizing slow marshal and medical response times.

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