safety car
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of safety car
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc had been 20 seconds in front when the safety car came out for a high-speed crash by Verstappen's Red Bull.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Leclerc, claiming his first victory for nearly two years, led home Mercedes' George Russell and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton as the race finished confusingly under a safety car.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The safety car for that incident promoted Russell to second place as Mercedes decided not to pit the Briton while everyone else took fresh tyres.
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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