Glossary / General

red flags

12 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Red flags in racing mean that something is wrong, like an accident, and the race needs to stop. Drivers have to slow down and come back to the pits when they see a red flag.

Technical Definition

In racing, red flags are signals used to stop the race due to dangerous conditions, such as accidents or poor weather. They indicate that drivers must slow down and return to the pit lane.

Hear It Discussed

"I remember they would do that during red flags where there's a ton of time to fill and they'd show like the crowd and stuff."
DWA! Morning Motors/The Best C&C on the West Side of Santa Cruz - DWA! Podcast Ep. #929 Driving While Awesome 35:57

"By the way, those are all red flags too, right? Those are problems as it relates to the theft. Absolutely. And they walked around the car, questioned her, put her in the back of the car"
Portaluppi on F&I Pay Plans, Fusco on Pricing Transparency, Crain on Video MPI | Daily Dealer Live Car Dealership Guy Podcast 30:56

"So we get a semi wet weather race where we have chaos, but no red flags that that's just the ideal."
Why F1 is braced for more yo-yo racing in Belgium The Race F1 Podcast 22:59