24 Hours of Le Mans: 'You can't do that!' - Ferrari controversially cuts corner of chicane gaining advantage

There was a cheeky bit of driving that the Eurosport commentators took exception to with hours remaining at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Ferrari 51, driven at the time by Alessandro Pier Guidi, zipped over the Dunlop chicane, cutting the corner completely to gain a clear advantage over the cars behind. Ad/> It was an astonishing piece of driving and immediately stood out to TV viewers and the commentators as being both unnecessary and unfair in comparison to the other cars having to negotiate the tricky turns.

/> Le Mans 24hrWatch enthralling onboard footage of Toyota's Buemi in action at Le Mans43 MINUTES AGO The Ferrari 51 very obviously gained an advantage with the gap between it and the cars behind growing as a result of the move, which saw it zoom off the track completely. As Martin Haven, on commentary for Eurosport at the time, explained, it was a cheeky piece of driving. «Oh, a dive!» he exclaimed.

«That is the Ferrari, Alessandro Pier Guidi, going straight on at the Dunlop chicane. Further context was added on commentary: „No, really he should back out of that and give back that space that he has gained there. “That was leaving the track and gaining a lasting advantage, by the book.

»Look at the gap there [before leaving the track] and look at the gap there [rejoining the track further ahead]. You can't do that!" Earlier, a nightmare situation was resolved in a very heartwarming fashion as Francois Perrodo made a big point of apologising to the Corvette 61 team after causing a crash. 'I feel quite emotional' — Classy sportsmanship as Le Mans driver says sorry for crash 'Oh no, not again!' — Hollywood star Fassbender suffers TWO more crashes at Le Mans 'He must have missed that' — Scary moment Le Mans driver