Glossary / General

red flag

38 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A red flag means the race is paused because something dangerous happened, like a crash or bad weather. Everyone stops and waits until it’s safe again.

Technical Definition

In motorsports, a red flag indicates that the race or session is stopped due to unsafe conditions such as an accident, severe weather, or debris on the track. Drivers must return to the pit lane and wait for the race to resume.

Hear It Discussed

"we won't let somebody say, you know, this car has no rust, because that's like immediate red flag like problem, right?"
How Bring a Trailer revolutionised the market, with Randy Nonnenberg and James Turner #306 The Intercooler 16:53

"Then, a serious crash brought out the red flag, and at the restart, Senna passed Prost."
S2 Ep6: How Japan Embarrassed the Racing World Past Gas 07:57

"we're sitting there and it's like, do, do red flag. Like the fifth rain drop I felt on me, red flag, race stopped,"
Ferrari Luce; My Indy500 Trip; '27 Aston DB12S Review The Smoking Tire 27:41