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Tiny Citroen Crashes Hard While Racing Around Iconic Monaco Hairpin

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One over-enthusiastic F1 fan's attempts to take the Grand Hotel Hairpin at speed in a Citroen Ami ended in disaster.

Navigating Monaco Hairpin - F1 Style

The Monaco hairpin is one of the slowest, trickiest corners found on any Formula 1 circuit. F1 cars slow down to around 30 mph to navigate this tight corner. A Citroen Ami, it seems, can't even manage that speed around the hairpin.

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Taking on the Uphill Run…

In the video (swipe up to watch), an enthusiastic driver managed to take the curve fine at speed in the uphill direction, although the microcar displayed plenty of body roll.

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Taking on the Downhill Run …

But disaster struck when the car was forced to take the same turn heading downhill; as it reached the middle of the curve, gravity worked against it, tipping it over and propelling it toward the bollards.

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High Center of Gravity Heralds Disaster

At 94.9 inches long and 54.7 inches wide,the Ami has a relatively high center of gravity for a car of its size, making navigating tight turns difficult at speed.

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The Lesson Of Physics

This incident shows how physics affect a car differently heading uphill and downhill, with the up run slowing the car down and making it more stable, while the down run easily unsettled it.

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