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Time of India
19-05-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Pascal Wehrlein reacts to 2nd place finish at Tokyo E-Prix Round 9: 'Not super happy, but not very disappointed'
TAG Heuer Porsche driver Pascal Wehrlein wasn't entirely happy despite taking the number 2 spot on the podium on day two of the Tokyo E-Prix . He said he didn't have the championship points in mind, even though he earned 18 points in the Round 9 race, as he genuinely wanted to win that race. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now He currently stands in second position in the 2025 Formula E Driver Standings . Pascal Wehrlein isn't too happy after Tokyo race Taking to Instagram, Pascal Wehrlein shared a picture from the Tokyo E-Prix and wrote, 'P2! Strong fight - shame about the safety car in the end. Thank you Tokyo and all the fans! Arigatō.' The safety car had come out at a crucial moment when NEOM McLaren driver Taylor Barnard went into the barrier. Opening up about the race, Wehrlein said, 'It was an important day in general I think, as yesterday was very tricky. At the moment I'm still a bit disappointed because I think we could have done better, but there was just no way to defend my position when Oli [Rowland] was in Attack Mode. I did everything right and probably we need to analyse what we could have done better, but still, second is a good result with Dan [Ticktum] in P3. It's a very strong day for our package, which on the other side makes all of us happy.' He appeared calm and composed during the press conference as well. 'We could have done things a bit differently to finish the race in first place. So on one side, a bit disappointed, I really wanted to win that race. On the other side, it was a good result for the team P3, strong day for us. It is what it is,' he said. Pascal Wehrlein currently stands second in the Formula E Driver Standings with 84 points. He also secured third place on the podium at the Mexico E-Prix and later went on to win the Miami E-Prix. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Also Read: Speaking to the media after the Tokyo race, Wehrlein said that he wasn't thinking about the championship points 'for several reasons' after finishing the race in second place. 'The gap is quite big. They also perform on a level which is super high. For us, it's a bit up and down. We were also unlucky in some situations. For me it's trying to maximize every race. Probably if I was thinking about the championship, I wouldn't be so disappointed about P2. I am just looking race to race. I am not super happy but also not very disappointed,' he said.
Time of India
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Oliver Rowland congratulates Sebastien Buemi on Monaco Round 7 win: 'Back where you deserve'
Image credit: Oliver Rowland/Instagram Oliver Rowland pens post after Monaco win Oliver Rowland has finally shared his first post on Instagram after his double achievement at the Monaco double-header. The leader in the Formula E Driver Standings won the Round 6 race and secured second place on the podium in the Round 7 race. He also congratulated Sebastien Buemi of Envision Racing for winning Round 7 and marking his return to the winners' list after a long driver Oliver Rowland shared a bunch of pictures from the Monaco race on Instagram. The first one showed Sebastien Buemi, Rowland, and Nick Cassidy on the podium. He wrote along with it, 'Incredible weekend in Monaco. Winning Saturday's race & second in Sunday's! Lots of points scored and a good way to bounce back after Miami! Thanks to my team, sponsors & family for the great support!'Applauding Buemi for his much-awaited win in Monaco, Rowland further wrote, 'Well done @sebastien_buemi on Sunday's win. Back where you deserve!'A fan reacted to the post, 'Great weekend and brilliant results. Well done.' Another wrote, 'What an amazing weekend!! Such deserved results!! Cheering you on at the track was an absolute pleasure!' One more wrote, 'You are doing amazing, championship is yours this year for sure! It was great to be in Monaco to cheer you on.' A comment also read: 'Keep up the good work. Hoping to watch you lift the championship trophy when I come down to London!' A fan also said, 'Congrats Oli, keep pushing for the world champion.'Rowland is at the top of the Formula E Driver Standings with 115 points. He ended up in 10th position at the Miami E-Prix in April with just one point. His double achievement in Monaco made up for what he lost in about his Monaco success, he said, 'We just need to keep pushing. We've got Tokyo next week where I was really strong last year, so hopefully we can have a real big push for that double-header and then keep pushing in the right direction.'Also Read: Pole curse hit Oliver Rowland's victory chances at Monaco E-Prix Round 7, but Nissan driver remains confident ahead of Tokyo E-Prix Rowland is now looking forward to the upcoming Tokyo E-Prix on May 17 and 18. He secured second place on the podium in Tokyo last year and is confident of continuing the winning streak.
Time of India
04-05-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Monaco E-Prix Round 7 results: Sebastien Buemi clinches third Monaco win, Oliver Rowland and Nick Cassidy join him on podium
Image credit: Sebastien Buemi/Instagram Sebastien Buemi of Envision Racing has won the Monaco E-Prix for the third time. He was the only driver to have won the Monaco Formula E race twice consecutively, in 2015 and 2017 when he drove for and returned to reassert his dominance in the city on Sunday. Nissan's Oliver Rowland , who won Round 6 a day before, took the second spot on the podium. Nick Cassidy of Jaguar TCS Racing clinched the third spot after winning the Monaco race in 2023. Monaco E-Prix Round 7 highlights It was fortunately not raining like during Qualifying, but the track was damp. Sebastien Buemi was the first Formula E driver to take Attack Mode and used it to reach the fifth position and then moved up the ladder up to the top. The much-awaited victory marks his return to form several years after his last win in New York in the Formula E World Championship Season 5. Talking to the media after the win, Buemi said, "It's hard to believe, just got to be lucky from time to time, but today we had great pace, great Attack Mode timing, amazing! Three-time Monaco winner, not bad! I mean we've been through a lot, so obviously to win now is something incredible, I think those guys deserve way more, I let them down quite a few times, and now today to win especially here, it's something very special, very thankful to them!" Oliver Rowland had control of the race in the first half but other drivers started catching up in the latter half. He finally managed to clinch the second spot amid much struggle and competition. As the race started, Sam Bird, who had crashed at the start of Qualifying, returned to participate in the race but started in the last position. Cupra-Kiro driver David Beckmann suffered a tyre issue and moved off the track but returned to the race later. Also Read: Monaco E-Prix Round 7 Qualifying results: Oliver Rowland claims pole, eyes double win in double-header Jake Dennis and Lucas di Grassi collided with each other, leading to a full-course yellow. Di Grassi of Lola Yamaha ABT retired early after the collision, ending all his chances of repeating his Miami E-Prix podium finish on his home track, Monaco. Nico Mueller also hit the wall and ended up going onto the escape road, but after making a U-turn, the driver couldn't return to the race and retired.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Monaco E-Prix Round 6 winner Oliver Rowland delays celebrations for Round 7: 'Normally you'd be looking forward to the champagne but…'
Image credit: Formula E Oliver Rowland showed who's the boss on the first day of the Monaco E-Prix . The Nissan driver went on to win the Round 6 on Saturday, registering his third win of the 2024–25 Formula E World Championship . The 32-year-old hinted that they would have been enjoying the champagne after the sweet victory but since this is a double header, the party will have to wait till Sunday. The Round 7 of the Miami E-Prix is scheduled on Sunday. Oliver Rowland on his winning strategy Talking about his quick strategy that resulted in a win for him, Oliver Rowland said, 'You never know what to do with the strategy especially with these Pit Boost races - it's the second race but we kind of had a plan and we stuck to it. It was a bit trickier to pass Taylor [Barnard] to be honest, but we kept calm - even at the end I was pretty worried during that second Attack Mode: I dropped back to fifth and I was behind two Mahindra's, and I was like 'right now we need to get cracking', but great job by the team and very well executed.' The 32-year-old added, 'I was thinking Taylor was pushing the barriers of the rules at some points, but fair play to him - in the end we got the job done so it doesn't really matter. We've started the season really well, but it feels a bit different now. Normally you'd be looking forward to the champagne but you've already got one eye on tomorrow.' A key factor in Rowland's success was the strategic deployment of Pit Boost by Nissan, allowing him to overtake polesitter NEOM McLaren driver Taylor Barnard on Lap 13. Despite briefly losing the lead to Mahindra Racing's Nyck de Vries on Lap 26, Rowland masterfully utilised his final Attack Mode on Lap 27 to reclaim the lead, ultimately winning the race by a comfortable two-second margin. Also Read: Monaco E-Prix Round 6: Oliver Rowland wins, Nyck de Vries second, Jake Dennis secures third spot on podium despite penalty Rowland is currently on top of the FIA Drivers' World Championship standings with 94 points. He has won three out of six races so far, including the Mexico E-Prix, Jeddah E-Prix Part 2 and the Monaco E-Prix Part 1.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Monaco E-Prix 2025 Round 6: Taylor Barnard takes pole, beats mentor Oliver Rowland in Qualifying
The unpredictability quotient is always high in Formula E races, and Round 6 Qualifying on Saturday was no exception. NEOM McLaren driver Taylor Barnard, currently the youngest driver on the Formula E grid, secured pole position in an impressive performance. Remarkably, he beat none other than Nissan driver Oliver Rowland—his former mentor—at whose karting school Barnard first learned the ropes of racing. Rules of Formula E qualifying The groups and duels format is followed to decide on the driver who can take the pole position in the final race. In the Groups stage, drivers are split into two groups based on their championship position. They compete in 10-minute sessions at 300 kW to set lap times. Those finishing in top four in each group reach the Duels stage, which consists of the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final. The winner of the final gets pole position and the rest of the grid order is determined accordingly. Monaco E-Prix Round 6 Qualifying highlights From Group A, Oliver Rowland, Jake Dennis, Nyck De Vries and Pascal Wehrlein progressed to the Duels. From Group B, Dan Ticktum, Mitch Evans, Taylor Barnard and Robin Frijns moved to the Duels. In Quarter Final 1, Nyck de Vries beat Season 9 world champion Jake Dennis to advance to the Semi-Final. In Quarter Final 2, Oliver Rowland left Miami E-Prix winner Pascal Wehrlein behind to move to the Semi-Final. In Quarter Final 3, the 19-year-old Barnard surpassed Evans to proceed to the Semi-Final. In Quarter Final 4, Dan Ticktum continued his winning streak to beat Frijns in order to make way to the Semi Final. In the Qualifying Semi-Final 1, Rowland recorded the fastest lap of the weekend and left Nyck De Vries behind to reach the Qualifying final. The last moments threw a major surprise as Barnard managed to beat the superfast Dictum in Qualifying semi-final 2. Throwing an even bigger surprise, Barnard went on to beat his own mentor Rowland in the Qualifying semi-final to win the Pole Position. Rowland hit the wall in Turn 1 which hurt his chances of beating Barnard. Also Read: Oliver Rowland and Taylor Barnard: Meet the cute mentor-student pair dominating Formula E at the same time The Round 6 race will be held in the evening. This is for the first time Monaco is hosting a Formula E double header. The Round 7 will be held on Sunday.
