Monaco – Race 1: Rowland takes the lead ahead of De Vries

• No matter the strategies, no matter the racing facts, Oliver Rowland will always be there in Formula E ! The Briton triumphs in the Principality and wins the first race of the Monaco E-Prix, which this year hosts a double headersThe Nissan driver wins in front of Nyck de Vries (Mahindra) and Jake Dennis (Andretti) and, thanks to this third victory this season, increases his lead at the top of the Formula E championship.

A first win for @ oliverrowland1 in Monaco 🇲🇨🤩

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• Oliver Rowland, who started from the front row, had to work hard to secure this princely victory in Monaco. After spending a long time in Taylor Barnard's diffuser in the first half of the race, the Englishman had to fight hard at the end of the race, first catching up with Nico Müller after his Pit Boost, before gaining four positions in the final laps thanks to a well-timed Attack Mode. At the end of the race, despite a Nissan making a strange sound, the 32-year-old driver managed his lead ahead of Nyck de Vries to secure his first victory in the Principality.
• A very good result from the Mahindra team, which placed a car on the podium with Nyck de Vries and secured a 4th place thanks to Edoardo Mortara. The Indian team secured its first podium since the Mexico E-Prix in 2023. Jake Dennis was sandwiched between the two Mahindras: penalized five seconds for exceeding the maximum speed allowed under Full Course Yellow, the Briton took advantage of the "block" made by his teammate Nico Müller behind him to build up enough of a lead and secure his first podium of the season.
• Nico Müller thought he'd pulled off the coup of the century in Monaco: the Swiss driver, suffering a puncture and finishing last on the first lap, tried to stop for his Pit Boost during the second Full Course Yellow. With this "free" pit stop, the Andretti driver took the lead of the race with a large lead by the time his rivals stopped. Unfortunately, forced to slow down to save energy, Nico Müller was caught and ultimately finished 5th, overtaken at the finish line by Edoardo Mortara.
• The bad operation of the day is to be put down to the pilots Porsche. While Pascal Wehrlein was able to save the day with a 6th place, despite a collision with Taylor Barnard at the hairpin at the end of the race, Antonio Félix da Costa was forced to retire after an accident on lap 8. The Portuguese driver, on the inside of Edoardo Mortara's Mahindra in the narrow final corner, was boxed in by the Swiss and hit the barrier, causing a long Full Course Yellow. David Beckmann, who was on the outside of Edoardo Mortara, was also hit by the Mahindra, but without major consequences.

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• A race to forget, however, for the two French drivers. Starting at the back of the grid, Jean-Éric Vergne (DS Penske) and Norman Nato (Nissan) were unable to take advantage of the racing events or the Pit Boost to move up the order, and finished 12th and 14th respectively in this first Monaco E-Prix.

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