Bernd Mayländer has been driving Formula 1’s safety car for nearly a quarter century but, a couple hours before this year’s United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Tex., in ...

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Formula One’s safety car was involved in a bizarre accident at Monza on Thursday, crashing into the barriers at the final Parabolica corner. As with every grand prix weekend, the safety car completes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Complaints about Aston Martin’s Formula 1 safety cars should be a thing of the past. The British sports car maker has just ...

“Safety isn’t just about crash testing,” says Emily A. Thomas, PhD, associate director of auto safety at Consumer Reports. “A safe car has predictable handling and braking, controls that don’t ...

This article is part of "Behind the Wheel," a series about the highly competitive and high-tech world of Formula 1. Bernd Mayländer has led a lot of laps in Formula 1 — but not as a competitor. Ever ...

Today’s cars are leaps and bounds ahead of those from just 15 years ago when it comes to safety, for several important reasons. Better braking and handling enable drivers to stop more quickly or to ...

Cars today are safety marvels. With numerous active and passive safety features onboard, they feature a safety net that would have been unthinkable a few decades ago. They can keep up with traffic, ...