From 1986 onwards the Chicane du Port was changed to the modern "Nouvelle Chicane" for safety reasons.

One misjudgement there your head will say goodbye to your neck

imagine blasting down 200+kmh with THAT as a part of the track. insanity. drivers nowadays would definitely be getting launched

Had somebody lost control there, those high kerbs could have flipped a car over the barrier and maybe into the water.

A modern F1 car getting it wrong with a corner like that, the driver is going into the harbour. A shark will eat their car 🤣