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The Irish Sun
a day ago
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- The Irish Sun
Shocking moment furious Le Mans driver kicks and punches rival's car before being restrained by stewards
A FUMING Le Mans driver needed to be restrained by stewards as he punched and kicked a rival's car. In an insane start to Race 2 of the Le Mans Cup - before the iconic 24 Hour endurance race - Ferrari 296 GT3 driver Gino-Generoso Forgione was put out of the race after a collision with Josep Mayola Comadira. Advertisement 3 Gino-Generoso Forgione was seen punching a rival's car after a collision at the Le Mans Cup 3 Forgione was caught during race 2 of the Le Mans as part of a crazy start to the race Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 3 Josep Mayola Comadira felt the full fury of his rival after accidentally bumping him Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Several drivers had crashed out of the race in the early chaos after No.8 Team Virage LMP3 spun after making contact with the No.29 Forestier Racing by VPS LMP3. And Forgione, driving the Ferrari No.21, was left fuming as he was caught up in it when Comadira collected his rival by bumping him and spinning him around. The incident left both cars stranded on track and brought out the safety car. Forgione was seen getting out of his car and marching over to Comadira's No.23 Biogas Ferrari. Advertisement READ MORE IN MOTORSPORT As he approached the Swiss driver lifted up his helmet visor and broke into a trot before unleashing a kick into the side of the car. The 61-year-old followed this up with a flurry of punches to the car window. Race stewards rushed over to restrain him, as Forgione continued to hit the car, now raining hammer fists down on the roof, before he was dragged away. TNT Sports commentator Martin Haven was left stunned by the act, remarking: "It was not a moment of which he will be particularly proud of. Advertisement Most read in Motorsport BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK "As you can understand, racing at Le Mans and getting tagged out in the first corner is not going to leave you feeling very happy. "The problem is, everyone is checking up there because of the spinning Porsche. Fernando Alonso drives to victory at the 24 hours of Le Mans in 2018 "He has spun because he is checking up because the cars in front are slowing down dramatically." Advertisement Fellow commentator Graham Goodwin added: "It is not giving Gino-Generoso Forgione any credit at all for the behaviour at the end there. "But he will feel that he checked up and the car behind did not... "Yeah, not very happy is the international sign language there." A remarkable Advertisement
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Shocking moment furious Le Mans driver kicks and punches rival's car before being restrained by stewards
TNT Sports commentators were left stunned by the violent act Road rage Shocking moment furious Le Mans driver kicks and punches rival's car before being restrained by stewards Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A FUMING Le Mans driver needed to be restrained by stewards as he punched and kicked a rival's car. In an insane start to Race 2 of the Le Mans Cup - before the iconic 24 Hour endurance race - Ferrari 296 GT3 driver Gino-Generoso Forgione was put out of the race after a collision with Josep Mayola Comadira. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Gino-Generoso Forgione was seen punching a rival's car after a collision at the Le Mans Cup 3 Forgione was caught during race 2 of the Le Mans as part of a crazy start to the race Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 3 Josep Mayola Comadira felt the full fury of his rival after accidentally bumping him Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Several drivers had crashed out of the race in the early chaos after No.8 Team Virage LMP3 spun after making contact with the No.29 Forestier Racing by VPS LMP3. And Forgione, driving the Ferrari No.21, was left fuming as he was caught up in it when Comadira collected his rival by bumping him and spinning him around. The incident left both cars stranded on track and brought out the safety car. Forgione was seen getting out of his car and marching over to Comadira's No.23 Biogas Ferrari. READ MORE IN MOTORSPORT BANNED F1 steward suspended from Canadian GP over 'unauthorised media comments' As he approached the Swiss driver lifted up his helmet visor and broke into a trot before unleashing a kick into the side of the car. The 61-year-old followed this up with a flurry of punches to the car window. Race stewards rushed over to restrain him, as Forgione continued to hit the car, now raining hammer fists down on the roof, before he was dragged away. TNT Sports commentator Martin Haven was left stunned by the act, remarking: "It was not a moment of which he will be particularly proud of. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK "As you can understand, racing at Le Mans and getting tagged out in the first corner is not going to leave you feeling very happy. "The problem is, everyone is checking up there because of the spinning Porsche. Fernando Alonso drives to victory at the 24 hours of Le Mans in 2018 "He has spun because he is checking up because the cars in front are slowing down dramatically." Fellow commentator Graham Goodwin added: "It is not giving Gino-Generoso Forgione any credit at all for the behaviour at the end there. "But he will feel that he checked up and the car behind did not... "Yeah, not very happy is the international sign language there." A remarkable 19 former F1 racers are competing in the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend, including Jenson Button, Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen.
