Yang Baijie, the teammate of Neil Verhagen in the TBC by 610Racing BMW, which was also involved in the crash, will withdraw from the Xiaomi China GT Championship as well out of protest.
"The rescue crew left the scene after handing over the fire extinguisher [to Loek Hartog] out of fear. And the ambulance didn't arrive until fifteen minutes later, because the ambulance driver was asleep and, even when someone knocked on his window, he didn't wake up", he describes.
"After the race, the stewards summoned us to the hearing room without any concern for the driver's condition", Baijie continues. "I was shocked that the stewards' first reaction was to laugh, and to try to shift the blame onto us drivers. Even the chief steward arrogantly characterized the incident as a 'low‑level mistake'. My teammate is a factory driver and a Daytona winner; it's unbelievable that their first instinct was to try to steer public opinion against us to reduce their own negative exposure."
Baijie is also threatening with legal action, just like FIST Team AAI. "We will not tolerate the stewards' and the organizers' handling of this matter ... Thank you, angel [refering to Loek]. See you in hell, organizers."
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Ollie Millroy delivers an emotional message to thank Loek Hartog for saving his life yesterday in Shanghai, China.
"I am still alive tonight, entirely thanks to one man; Loek Hartog stopped instantly with no flag marshalls or fire crews in sight, and risked his own life to get me out of the car.
"I don’t remember anything between 30 seconds before the crash and 1 hour after it, but I will remember his incredible act of bravery for the rest of my life. One day I will tell our three kids this story and Loek will be the biggest superhero in history in their eyes too."
"I’m laying here tonight with 5 broken ribs, broken collar bone, broken hand and finger and a bruised lung, but it could have been much worse. Thank you Loek. I owe you my life for your selfless act today."
[Ollie Millroy, via IG]