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From Porsche 914 To Mercedes-AMG GT R: The Best And Worst Of F1 Safety Cars – CarScoops
Some, like the 911 GT2, were well suited to the role; others, like the Fiat Tempra, not so much.
Mercedes has provided AMG-badged safety cars for every F1 race for the past 25 years, sending everything from a C36 sedan to the SLS sports car out in front of the pack when the yellow flags were waving.
But this year, the AMG GT R that has acted as safety car since 2018 is joined by an Aston Martin Vantage. The green Aston coupe is equipped with a lightly tuned version of the 4.0-liter AMG V8 to help it stay ahead of the F1 pack, and fitted with a giant rear wing and an even bigger roof-mounted…
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