Nissan Formula E Team narrowly missed out on points in the opening round of the 2023/24 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City. Both Oliver Rowland and Sacha Fenestraz showed promising signs in the Season 10 curtain raiser, ultimately finishing just outside the points after solid drives.
We went with an aggressive strategy on his side and were almost rewarded with points
Tommaso Volpe, managing director and team principal, Nissan Formula E Team: “We prepared well for qualifying with strong showings in Free Practice. It was frustrating that Sacha missed the Duels by such a small amount. For Oli we made a mistake on the team side and he was not able to improve his lap time. In the race, our goal was to score points and it was clear the potential was there.
Oli put in a good showing to move all the way up to P11, we went with an aggressive strategy on his side and were almost rewarded with points. For Sacha, we had problems with race pace and we need to understand what happened before the next race in Diriyah. Obviously the top-10 was our goal and it was definitely achievable, so we’re frustrated not to score this weekend, but it’s a good starting point and there’s a long season ahead of us.”
We nearly scored points and to gain nine places is very promising
Oliver Rowland, driver, Nissan Formula E Team: “We’ve got lots of positives to take from the weekend; both Free Practice sessions were strong, although qualifying was a bit disappointing. I got held up on the second run, the car didn’t feel as good as in practice but I think we would’ve been in the mix to go through to the Duels. We had a good recovery in the race; it was a great opportunity to get used to the car and systems. We nearly scored points and to gain nine places is very promising. We’ve got some fine tuning to do, but the base is there and we just need to piece it together in the coming events.”
