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
The rules say that the cars have to do one more lap behind a safety car before a restart once lapped cars have unlapped themselves, a process that was only just beginning at the time.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
This time, a few seconds after the initial message, a second flashed up, that the safety car would stay out.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
But he stayed out until lap 24, stopping just before a virtual safety car caused by Carlos Sainz's Williams stopping on the pit straight.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 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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