The unforgettable Courbe de Signes, driven at full throttle at over 340 km/h after the very long Mistral straight of nearly 1,800 metres, has gone some way to help earn this circuit its fabled status.
Only one driver in the history of Formula 1 has achieved the legendary feat of never taking his foot off the accelerator, going ‘flat out’ during the entire run through the curve. That driver was Ayrton Senna.