On Saturday afternoon, cars honked, American flags on full display and people staked out with signs in front of the Tesla building in Encinitas ...
F1 fans must have always seen how the American flag on US race cars appears to be in the wrong way. You must wonder if it might be a mistake, but there is a special reason why the flag is this way.
Catch a glimpse of an American flag on a race car, and you might notice something strange: sometimes, those flags appear backwards. While it might be tempting to think a graphic designer somewhere ...
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.