I think also the attempts from some teams (WR?) to achieve more than 400 Kph forced the installations of chicanes. There was an invisible contest for maximum speed among some teams that were not aiming at overall victory, but wanted some publicity this way. I did never go to le mans before the chicanes, it must have been an spectacle but i love le mans right now as well. The first le mans layout was a triangle with three hairpins (magine the speeds right now!) , and I do not think no one misses that one...
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