ELMS – Franck Mailleux at Morand Racing at Silverstone

Best time Tuesday of the first day of testing ELMS, second fastest time of the two days, Franck Mailleux showed himself to his advantage this week at Paul-Ricard. And yet, the Frenchman was making his first outing at the wheel of the Morand Racing Morgan-Judd. Quite logically, the boss was convinced, and decided to enlist his services for the opening round of the series, on April 13 at Silverstone. For the occasion, he will share the wheel with the Swiss Natacha Gachnang, who will be involved in all the races of the championship. “I am extremely grateful to Morand Racing for offering me the opportunity to participate in the Paul-Ricard tests this week, underlines the main person concerned. And I’m delighted to join the team for the first race of the season at Silverstone. I will do everything possible to use my four years of experience in Endurance in order to bring a good result to the team. »

After having driven an Oreca 03 prepared by Signatech Nissan for two seasons, Franck Mailleux had to take charge of a new vehicle. But given the times recorded, the native of Saint-Malo does not seem to have taken much time to find the instructions for the car. “The Morand Racing Morgan-Judd is a fast car, and I quickly felt comfortable behind the wheel. »

Franck Mailleux, who has shown over the last two seasons to be one of the fastest drivers in the LM P2 category, is struggling to find a full-time position for 2013 due to lack of budget. But Morand Racing, a young team, has perhaps found the ideal man who can take it to the next level. And Franck will be keen to show them at Silverstone everything he can offer them.