chicane

Example Sentences

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Russell, too, was admonished by Wolff when he made a sarcastic comment about the location at which Antonelli had chosen to give back the lead after skipping the chicane.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

But that was before the Miami Grand Prix moved in—before the artificial marina, the aqua chicane or the race weekends that packed in 275,000 fans.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Russell lost that place because he hit the harvest limit early, which meant he was not recharging into the chicane so had less energy for the restart.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Norris challenged at the start and Verstappen cut the first chicane to retain the lead.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025

He had also written an astronomical treatise; but hearing of the fate of Galileo, he refrained from publishing, and always used some chicane in speaking of the world's movement.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Johnson, Rossiter