Library of Congress A great wail went up in Honolulu on August 12, 1898, as the flag of Hawai'i was replaced with an American flag, flapping crisply ... case brought race into the spotlight ...

The DRS is a movable flap on the rear wing of an F1 ... to improve visibility for drivers. The use of flags has been part of F1 since its first race in 1950, and they were used in other forms ...

They typically watch the flags waved by their crew members to know what actions to take on the track. Interestingly, any racing event consists of two types of flags -- solid colors and patterned ...

The American flag on US race cars is intentionally reversed to symbolize forward movement. This design follows United States Flag Code and is also seen on airplanes and NASA spacecraft.