Jakarta, last chance for Rowland's championship rivals?

Pascal Wehrlein's crown is hanging by a thread. To keep his number 1 spot on his Porsche Next year, the German has the obligation to achieve a perfect end to the season. However, with 68 points behind Oliver Rowland With five races remaining, Wehrlein is clearly second to the Nissan driver. This significant gap, not to say this gulf, symbolizes the Briton's excellent season.

The least we can say is that Rowland has not missed a beat this year. With four wins and seven podiums in 11 races, the Briton has demonstrated that he has mastered the GEN3 Evo introduced in Formula E this season. In such a tight championship, where six drivers have shared the seven races he left, Rowland has so far crushed his rivals for the title.

The Porsche drivers, second and third, are 2 and 3 points behind the Briton, respectively, while Taylor Barnard, the revelation of the season, is fourth, 68 points behind. In Formula E, a perfect day can be worth up to 83 points: 4 for victory, three for pole position, and one for the fastest lap. With five races remaining, there are still 85 drivers who can mathematically claim the title, as there are 29 points left to be awarded, and Rowland has 25. In reality, it seems very difficult to imagine anyone getting close to the Nissan driver.

The calendar conflict with the WEC should not be decisive for the title

Another factor to consider: some drivers will miss the double-header in Berlin, scheduled for the same weekend as the 6 Hours of São Paulo. Like Jean-Éric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne at Peugeot , there are six of them to combine the championships of WEC and Formula E. This is not the case for Rowland. However, with the exception of JEV (5th at 97 points), their absence should not be decisive in the fight for the title.

At 32, Oliver Rowland has reached the age of maturity. He is one of those who knocked on the door of the Formula 1 without ever finding the key, but who then successfully retrained. A Formula E regular since Season 5, he has become one of the main faces of the discipline since his return to Nissan last year. To the point of becoming the 10th champion?

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