Out of the tunnel, the cars have to brake hard for the tight left–right–left "Nouvelle Chicane". This has been the scene of several large accidents, including that of Karl Wendlinger in 1994, Jenson Button in 2003 and Sergio Pérez in 2011. The chicane is generally the only place on the circuit where overtaking can be attempted. There is a short straight to "Tabac", so called as there used to be a tobacconist on the outside of the corner. "Tabac" is a tight fourth-gear corner which is taken at about . Accelerating up to , the cars reach "Piscine", a fast left–right followed by a slower right–left chicane which takes the cars past the Rainier III Nautical Stadium, its swimming pool gives its name to the corner.