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Mercedes introduces new 612hp F1 safety car

Formula 1 will use the 612hp, all-wheel-drive Mercedes-AMG GT 63 PRO 4MATIC+ as the new official safety car at grand prix

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F1 safety car driver Bernd Maylander admits nerves have not faded after 500 races

Bernd Maylander has admitted that leading Formula 1’s field as safety car driver still makes him nervous, even after more than 500 races

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Bernd Maylander explains how 1994 San Marino GP tragedy transformed F1’s safety car system

Bernd Maylander has explained how the fatal events of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix weekend triggered the standardised, permanent safety car system

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Max Verstappen’s GT3 rise praised by F1 safety car driver Bernd Maylander

Bernd Maylander has praised Max Verstappen’s GT racing exploits at the Nordschleife

Motorsport

Strategy corner: Will random factors reign in F1 Singapore GP outcome?

Theoretically, the Singapore GP is nailed on as a one-stop race, but Safety Cars have been a randomising factor – until recently

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Aston Martin F1 Safety Car Involved in Big Crash at Monza

Both occupants walked away from the scary incident, but the cause of the crash remains unknown.

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F1 safety car in bizarre crash during high-speed Monza test

Formula 1’s regular high-speed safety car test came to a surprising early end on Thursday at the Italian Grand Prix after a hefty shunt into the barriers.

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F1 safety car: What is it and how does it work?

The Formula 1 safety car is an important part of a race and can be frequently seen if there is a crash or an incident on the track.

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F1 safety car: What is the safety car and how does it work?

The Formula 1 safety car is an important part of a race and can be frequently seen if there is a crash or an incident on the track. There are two types of safety car, including a physical car on the track or a virtual safety car (VSC), which can…

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"I still get nervous": Maylander on 24 years in F1's safety car

At the 1973 Canadian Grand Prix a Porsche pace car intervened for the first time after a collision between Francois Cevert and Jody Scheckter.

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F1 Looks Back On 50 Years Of Safety Cars, Starting With The Porsche 914

Past F1 Safety Cars included the Lamborghini Countach, Ford Escort Cosworth, Renault Clio, and Fiat Tempra.

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Meet The Safest Hands In Formula 1: Bernd Maylander

When the white-hot competition of Formula 1 needs to chill out, it turns to one man.

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Why Bernd Maylander is the safest pair of hands in F1

Of course, it’s the FIA’s F1 safety car driver Bernd Maylander. The 51-year-old from Waiblingen, in the southwest of Germany, has the ice-cold veins required to keep F1’s racers in check when things go off the rails.

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Lewis Hamilton has safety car habit as driver always has to “look in blind spots”

The seven-time F1 world champion's thrilling driving style has seen him dominate the sport for a long period but he also has a tactic when following the safety car

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Why Miami’s mistake generators set F1 track apart

It is widely understood that Formula 1 tracks can appear deceptive on television; with the small screen doing little justice to what they are like in real life.

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Why Miami's "mistake generators" set its F1 track apart

It is widely understood that Formula 1 tracks can appear deceptive on television with the small screen doing little justice to what they are like in real life.

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Verstappen: F1 must speed up “turtle” Aston Martin safety car

Red Bull's Max Verstappen has urged Formula 1 to speed up its 'turtle' Aston Martin Vantage safety car as drivers struggled to maintain tyre temperature at the Australian Grand Prix.

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Verstappen: F1 must speed up "turtle" Aston Martin safety car

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has urged Formula 1 to consider speeding up its Aston Martin safety car as drivers struggled to heat up the tyres at the Australian Grand Prix, calling the car 'a turtle'.

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