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Originally Posted by Beryl
I stand corrected then. That 5 km pseudo-Hunaudieres would require two chicanes, same as the actual current Hunaudieres, and would be more chicane dense and slower than the actual circuit. That's not appealing.
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IIRC the two chicanes on the Mulsanne Straight were introduced by the FIA in a fit of pique when the ACO defied Jean-Marie Balestre. Irresistible force meets immovable object.
Derek Bell's autobiography contains a brilliant passage in which he describes the original straight as being an opportunity to relax and look at the stars