📚 noun • entry_id 46683
safety car
Meanings (ES + gloss)
auto de seguridad • coche de seguridad
A vehicle employed to lead the competitors in an auto race for the duration of a few laps, with the intention of restricting their speed while a hazard exists on the circuit.
After a car crashed, the safety car was sent out to lead the remaining drivers safely past the site of the accident.
The race around the Interlagos circuit in São Paolo effectively became a 12-lap dash to the flag when Valtteri Bottas triggered the safety car after he pulled his Mercedes over wit…
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