safety car
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of safety car
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Ferrari kept Leclerc out as long as possible, hoping for a second safety car to enable him to make his own cheap stop.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Lando Norris says he was "insanely unlucky" to lose what seemed like a certain win in the Spanish Grand Prix because of the timing of a virtual safety car.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli won the Spanish Grand Prix after McLaren's Lando Norris lost out because of the bad timing of a virtual safety car.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Why wasn't George Russell given the opportunity by Mercedes to pit under the virtual safety car in the Italian Grand Prix?
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Each day in the week would have its special work: Monday would be beach drill, practising with the firing gun and line and the safety car.
From Tides of Barnegat by Francis Hopkinson Smith
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