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escape road

British

noun

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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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.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

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

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025

Russell then dived down the inside of Verstappen at Turn One, and the two made contact, the Red Bull taking to escape road and retaining the position.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2025

Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton cut a chicane and went down an escape road at Suzuka when that happened while Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen has had to take evasive action more than once.

From Reuters • Oct. 22, 2016

The pressure of Hamilton's pace provoked Rosberg's first mistake - going too deep into the first chicane and taking to the escape road on lap nine.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2014

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