Oliver Rowland is currently far ahead of his fellow Formula E drivers when it comes to on-track competition. Not only is he leading the Formula E Driver Standings, but he has also won four of the nine races in the current season.Rowland has now said it all feels like a dream—and at times, he even feels the need to wake up from it. He also spoke about getting emotional after seeing his daughter following his fourth win of the season at the Tokyo E-Prix Round 9.
Oliver Rowland talks about his win at Tokyo E-Prix
It was a heartwarming sight to watch Oliver Rowland stand on the podium in Tokyo with his daughter Harper. Reflecting on the moment, the Nissan driver told Formulae.com, “I was already tired after qualifying. I was feeling pretty stressed with everything. There was a lot of pressure to go through. I was looking forward to the race being over, to be honest, and when it was over… when I saw her face I just couldn’t help but be super emotional.”[The atmosphere] was amazing. I didn’t realise how many people were here until I stood on the podium, so it was a really special moment for me and the team. Honestly, sometimes I feel like I need to wake up from the dream that I’m living at the moment,” he added.After finishing second in the Round 8 race the day before, Rowland lifted the winner’s trophy in Round 9 on Sunday—despite starting from sixth on the grid. He admitted to doing a “poor job” in the first half of the race, which saw TAG Heuer Porsche driver Pascal Wehrlein finishing in second place.
Speaking about beating Wehrlein to take the victory, Rowland revealed, “Pascal was pushing pretty hard in the 350[kw], so to follow him was quite difficult. I knew I was just going to get one chance, and I had to make it count. I think there was about a car’s-width gap, and it closed as I was in it! I think I was touching the wall and him at some point. He was hard, but I like racing like this. People complain about it: sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, and I think it was just an excellent bit of racing, to be honest.”Also Read: Oliver Rowland pulls well ahead of competition in Formula E Driver Standings after Tokyo E-Prix winRowland currently leads the Formula E Driver Standings with 161 points, while Wehrlein holds second place with 84 points. The championship now moves to China for the Shanghai double-header at the end of the month.
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