escape road

British  

noun

1. a road, usually ending in a pile of sand, provided on a hill for a driver to drive into if his brakes fail or on a bend if he loses control of the turn

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Example Sentences

Norris took to the escape road at Turn 14 at the end of Las Vegas' famous Strip twice on consecutive laps as he fought to find pace in his McLaren.

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The next two crashes involved Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg and Alpine's Franco Colapinto, who both hit the wall at Turn Four - the Argentine despite the fact that his team-mate Pierre Gasly was already in the escape road and there were yellow warning flags.

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Pierre Gasly first sped up the escape road, before his team-mate Franco Colapinto misjudged his entry into the same corner, despite waved yellow flags, and crashed on the exit.

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen looked on target to get into the mix at the front on a lap late in the session, only to lock a wheel in the tricky downhill braking zone into Turn 15 and spear into the escape road.

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Verstappen had kept fourth position by taking to the escape road after the two had made light contact while Russell tried a passing move.

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