hairpin

Example Sentences

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Juan Manuel Fangio steers his Alfa Romeo around the hairpin during the first F1 world championship race in Monaco in 1950.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Four laps later, Russell again ran deep into the hairpin and they went side by side into the final chicane, only for Russell to hold on again.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Seeing the hairpin turns up close revealed why the Grand Prix is one of the world’s most adrenaline-pumping races.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

Abu Dhabi also has some long corners - especially the hairpin on to the first long straight and the long Turn Nine at the end of the second main straight.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Scientists who had put in their time with Ernest thought nothing of the hairpin turn in the lab’s priorities.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik