Name: Watch: How does a Formula 1 Mercedes Safety Car work?
Uploaded: 2019-09-23T18:30:00.000Z
Description: It's something that's absolutely crucial to every Formula 1 race - in fact, we couldn't go racing without it - the Safety Car. Mercedes explain in this video how their SC works and stuff all of us F1 fans probably don't know...

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