Credit: Xiaomi TV+ / Phantom Global RacingA British racing driver has thanked his rival for saving his life, describing him as “the biggest superhero in the world” after he pulled him from the wreckage of his burning Ferrari during a race in China.Ollie Millroy, 36, who was born in Windsor, broke five ribs, a collarbone, a hand and a finger, as well as suffering a bruised lung and a serious head injury, after getting caught up in a violent crash during the fourth round of the China GT Championship in Shanghai on Saturday.But in a message from his hospital bed, Millroy paid tribute to rival Loek Hartog, describing the Dutchman as “selfless” and “the biggest superhero in the world”.Millroy’s car burst into flames after being struck by two other cars which had tangled on the long 1.2km back straight at the Shanghai International Circuit, sending him into the inside barrier and out of control on the wet grass.The Ferrari and BMW smashed into the side of Millroy’s Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo, which was immediately transformed into a fireball as fuel spilt over the hot engine.After his car came to a stop, Millroy – who has no recollection of the events – was trapped inside his cockpit, severely injured and dazed. But Hartog, who was following a few cars behind, came to the rescue.Footage from inside the Dutch driver’s car showed how he rushed to the driver’s side of Millroy’s Ferrari despite the flames engulfing the GT car, and then pulled at it until a large section was removed.The Dutchman then ran to snatch a fire extinguisher off a marshal before dousing the Ferrari’s cockpit in an effort to protect Millroy, pulling him out of the passenger side door and away to safety.Ollie Millroy posted this picture of Loek Hartog saving his life on Instagram - Ollie Millroy /Instagram‘Hartog risked his own life to get me out of the car’Millroy, who is listed as one of the stunt drivers of Brad Pitt’s F1 movie, hailed Hartog as a “superhero” and said his three children would feel the same when they were old enough to understand the seriousness of the accident.“I am still alive tonight, entirely thanks to one man; Loek Hartog stopped instantly with no flag marshals or fire crews in sight, and risked his own life to get me out of the car,” Millroy posted on Instagram from his hospital bed.“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. 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 five 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.”Millroy posted a picture from his hospital bed saying he was lucky to be aliveHartog described the accident as “terrifying” but said he did not stop to think about what he was doing.“When I saw a car turning into a huge fireball far ahead, there wasn’t really a decision to make,” the 23-year-old said on his own Instagram page. “From what I had seen, I genuinely believed the driver might not be able to get out by himself. I stopped, got out, and went towards the car. There was never a moment of doubt.“It was terrifying, and there were moments when I didn’t know if I’d ever manage to get Ollie out. But it’s not about what I did; I’m sure many people in my position would have reacted exactly the same way.”Teams unhappy with organisersThe accident triggered serious questions about the safety procedures in China GT Championship events.There did not appear to be any fire-safety crews on hand and the one marshal who did run towards the crash with a fire extinguisher appeared to hand it to Hartog and then run away.Organisers initially reported that all drivers were safe after the crash and had exited their cars under their own power.FIST Team AII, who run Millroy’s Ferrari, have confirmed they will not compete in future China GT races until safety measures are improved.“It is particularly distressing that during the live broadcast, the organisers did not verify the situation on the scene, and hastily said the drivers left the cars on their own,” it said in a statement. “The actual situation is: our driver was rescued from the burning car by Loek Hartog, regardless of his own safety. We pay our highest respect to Loek for his heroic act of giving himself up to save others.”Sign up to the Front Page newsletter for free: Your essential guide to the day's agenda from The Telegraph - direct to your inbox seven days a week.