safety car
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of safety car
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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These include technical issues in China qualifying, a safety car turning the race on its head in Japan, a retirement while leading in Canada, and the still-unresolved farrago over erroneous pit-lane speeding penalties in Monaco.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
This time, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff was able to joke about a safety car having a decisive role at the end of a chaotic and dramatic grand prix.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Lewis Hamilton follows the safety car in the closing stages of the title-deciding 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The race turned on a virtual safety car that gifted Hamilton a cheap pit stop and ensured he would come out in the lead from Mercedes drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 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 Smith, Francis Hopkinson
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