the safety car was introduced in formula 1 races at the 1973 canadian grand prix.
the safety car was introduced in formula 1 races at the 1973 canadian grand prix.
when was the safety car introduced in formula 1 races?
1973 canadian grand prix
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the incident between lehto and lamy caused the safety car to be deployed, with all the remaining competitors holding position behind it while travelling at a reduced speed. during this period, as a result of travelling at slower speeds, tyre temperatures dropped. at the drivers' briefing before the race, senna, along with gerhard berger, had expressed concern that the safety car (itself only reintroduced in formula one in 1993 and only the third time used since then, the other occurrences being the 1993 brazilian grand prix and the 1993 british grand prix) did not go fast enough to keep tyre temperatures high. senna was also worried by a procedure introduced at the 1994 pacific grand prix, whereby the safety car would lead the grid on the formation lap, rather than letting the race leader choose the pace of the formation lap. the procedure was removed for this race. the safety car chosen for the event, an opel vectra, traveled very slowly on the track, even when the reduced speeds of a safety car period were factored in, and senna pulled alongside it several times, urging the driver to increase his speed. it was later learned the car's brakes had been overwhelmed and started fading on the first lap, and thus the driver had to reduce his speed to avoid the possibility of the safety car itself causing an accident. during the safety car, érik comas and éric bernard made contact such that comas' car experienced a vibration. comas pitted to have the problem evaluated by his larrousse pit crew.
1994 san marino grand prix