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chicane

[shi-keyn, chi-] / ʃɪˈkeɪn, tʃɪ- /


























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They swapped positions on lap 47/48, with Norris diving past into the chicane and Hamilton driving past again on the pit straight as their engines were at different stages of battery level.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

A number of drivers ran wide during the session, and the red flag was as a result of Racing Bulls' Isack Hadjar running off track at the Ascari chicane and spraying the circuit with gravel.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

Leclerc had already been involved in another incident, when he dived for the inside of Russell in the second part of the Turn 12/13 chicane.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

Norris now faces the same problem Piastri had in the sprint - giving the driver behind him the slipstream on the run up to the Les Combes chicane on the first lap.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

A writer of probity and experience informs us, that the public offices are sinks of every species of villainy, fraud, chicane, favoritism, and injustice.

From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Stanton, Henry B.