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New video: Virtual Safety Car (Patreon)

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2018-05-21 18:31:07

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2026-06

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This one has been asked for far more than I ever thought it would, so here's a video breaking down the VSC.

I think the simplest way to imagine the VSC is as an actual Safety Car that you just can't see.

Hopefully this video is easy enough to understand?

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How the Virtual Safety Car works

The Virtual Safety Car is relatively new to F1. Introduced in 2015, it was a means of forcing all the cars to slow down around the track at once. The language around the VSC is never particularly clear but the whole process is actually a lot simpler than it may sometimes seem. This video explains what it's supposed to do, how it works and why it's so effective. ------------------ Please do support these videos on Patreon: patreon.com/chainbearf1 Twitter: http://twitter.com/chainbearf1 Writing / Illustration / Animation / Editing / Narration: Stuart Taylor http://www.chainbear.me Credits Music: "Chess Moves" - Telegrams sharecode: chainbearsharef1