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Race Performance unluckily missed the podium at the season final

uk-003-inaAt the sixth and final round of the European Le Mans Series the Swiss racing team Race Performance only just missed a podium finish. Together with team partner MOMO Megatron the squad saw the chequered flag on forth position. Michel Frey and his driver colleagues Franck Mailleux and Patric Niederhauser could maintain second rank for a long time, but unfortunately lost some valuable time after an unhappy collision with an opponent just before the end of the race."It's a great pity that we lost our good position so close ahead of the finish", explained a disappointed Michel Frey. "We were away with a really strong pace and improved to second position. The car was perfectly prepared and a podium finish was easily possible today." However, despite the collision prevented a podium finish, Michel Frey looks back on a successful season. "A huge thank you goes to the complete team and of course to our partners. They all have made a tremendous job over the whole year."GP3 driver Patric Niederhauser shone with a strong performance. At the season final of the series the youngster supported the two racing professional Frey and Mailleux for the first time. The Swiss proved his great talent with a whole bunch of quick laps behind the wheel of the Oreca 03 Judd LMP2 racer. "It was really awesome to see Patric feeling so confident with the car. The quick laps underlined this", explained team manager Michel Frey.With the sixth round of the European Le Mans Series in Portugal the season of the popular racing series has come to an end. After a successful and thrilling year the team Race Performance and its partner MOMO Megatron are looking forward already to the tasks and challenges of the 2015 season.