Noun
safety car (plural safety cars)
(motor racing) 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.
At the Monaco Grand Prix Schumacher finished sixth after passing Ferrari's Fernando Alonso on the final corner of the race when the safety car returned to the pits. Source: Internet
He eventually pulled over with a fire inside the car's right side pod, bringing out the safety car. Source: Internet
Despite a late safety car, Hamilton kept his cool to cross the line 4.4 seconds clear of Red Bull's and claim the 91st win of his remarkable career, 14 years and 10 days after Schumacher's final grand prix triumph in China. Source: Internet
And we have a safety car. Source: Internet
"I managed to keep it together and control the race from my side and it's a good start to the season," said Finn Bottas, who had to keep his cool through three safety car periods. Source: Internet
Lewis Hamilton is on the radio asking the safety car to speed up, he says it's unsafe to be going that slow and losing heat in the tyres. Source: Internet