when was the safety car introduced in formula 1 races
Safety car The first use of a safety car in Formula One is reported to have taken place at the 1973 Canadian Grand Prix, where a yellow Porsche 914[5][6] was called for duty following various incidents under treacherous weather conditions. Controversially, on that occasion, it took several hours after the race to figure out the winner and final results since the safety car driver had placed his car in front of the wrong competitor thus causing part of the field to be one lap down incorrectly.[7]
Event data recorder Event data recorders were introduced to American open-wheel championship CART in the 1993 season,[10] and the Formula One World Championship in 1997.[11] This allowed to study crashes that allow to develop new car rules and track safety measures that reduce damages.