Race Performance celebrating successful podium position at the start of the European Le Mans Series

The start of the season of the European Le Mans Series in Silverstone was more than exciting. In a gripping race, which lasted more than four hours, the Swiss Michel Frey and the Frenchman Franck Mailleux managed to take second place. Thanks to these two experienced drivers the team Race Performance had a perfect start into the season. The fight for the victory in the last laps was particularly exciting for the British fans. Showing a great performance, Michel Frey had been holding pole position until the last minutes of the race. An unfortunate incident during the lapping of a slower driver from the GT class enabled Michel Frey´s competitor Tristan Gommendy to overtake him."It was really painful of course, to be losing the first position right before crossing the finish line", says Michel Frey. "It was extremely close at the top. The three vehicles leading the race were only seconds close to each other. There were no mistakes to be committed." In the end the 40-year-old was second to cross the finish line, leading by one second over Gary Hirsch in his Morgan-Judd.The podium position gained in Silverstone makes the team from Switzerland look optimistic towards the coming races. "I think we managed to confirm and prove our performance and our ambitions to get the title", explains Franck Mailleux. "The whole team got on perfectly and kept improving from session to session. I´m looking forward to the coming races."Already in a few weeks there will be the next possibility for the team Race Performance to fight for a victory. From 17th to 18th May the European Le Mans Series will be held at the former GP-track in Imola