VIR – Kévin Estre: “We had a better pace than the Corvettes”

For his return to competition in the United States, Kévin Estre finished in third position in the Michelin GT Challange alongside Cooper MacNeil in the Porsche 911 RSR – 19 de WeatherTech Racing. Le Français a même profité d’une relance après voiture de sécurité pour doubler les deux Corvette et prendre la tête de la course. Malheureusement pour le Lyonnais, son duel avec Nick Tandy s’est terminé dans l’herbe et le Lyonnais a vu ses espoirs de victoire disparaître quelques minutes plus tard lors d’une une sortie de piste. “We were lucky with the yellow flag which helped us and allowed us to get back to the Corvettes, Estre said after the race. I think we had a better pace than them. I had some doors slamming with Nick (Tandy) on the restart, which was useless because I had already passed him. I also managed to overtake number 3, then Nick pushed hard behind me again. I came back to P2 and lost time in traffic, then pushed too hard trying to get back. I made a mistake at Oak Tree and hit the barrier. I was able to come back but it was too late (to overtake Antonio Garcia in slow motion in the final moments, Editor’s note). It's a shame. »

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