Nissan Formula E signs with Roland and renews Fenestraz for 2024

April She decided to change part of her lineup Formula E by 2024He will line up alongside 31-year-old Briton Oliver Rowland, who returns to the team he competed for as Nissan e.dams, fifth (2018/19) and sixth (2019/). 2020) and seventh (2020/2021) in the electric championship.

Venestraz won renewal after a stellar season as a rookie in 2023, and the French-Argentinian will form a partnership with Roland who, in addition to those two seasons with E. Dames, played the last two seasons with Mahindra.

During his previous stint with the team, Rowland achieved five pole positions and five podiums, in addition to winning one of the final races of 2020 held in Berlin. The former Williams F1 reserve driver was champion Formula Renault 3.5 2015, the third in Formula 2 2017. To his records must be added the first place with Nissan e.dams and the podium with Mahindra in the eighth season.

“I’m really excited, it’s like coming home for me, going back to where my Formula E journey started and where I’ve had great success,” he said. Roland In the Nissan statement. “The team has done fantastically over the past year, getting better and better. I’m sure Sasha and I will make a strong pair, he showed incredible pace in his first season. I’m really looking forward to getting back in action, I’m ready to start and I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do.” Team up.

for his part fenestraz“I am very excited to continue my adventure with the Nissan Formula E Team and I am going to approach this season with a fresh approach because it will be my year second in the championship, so our goal is to go straight away.”

“I’m really looking forward to building on our strong first year together and fighting for positive results throughout the season. I’m also very happy to welcome Ole to the squad. He knows most of the squad so I’m sure he’ll fit in.” Very quickly and we will be able to work well together to help the team move forward.

Tommaso Volpi, the director of Nissan, was delighted to have been able to announce the renewal of Fenestraz and the merger of Roland. Of the driver he met, he said: “We are very pleased to welcome Oliver back, we know his talent and experience and we are sure he will contribute greatly to the future success of the team. He will complete a strong partnership with Sasha.” Between mid-2020 and the end of 2021.

He commented on Fenestraz: “He has shown his raw talent since joining us. He has proven to be excellent in qualifying and has huge potential to grow and become an important driver in the championship.”

“We are continuing to work hard at the factory and with the drivers so that we can prepare for the assault of the season straight from the Mexico City e-Prix. This will be our second year competing as a Nissan Formula E team in this category, and we have already learned a lot and will look forward to taking More positive steps on our Formula E journey.”

Finally, he also thanked Norman Natto, who gave the team its sole podium finish this season in Rome. “At the same time, we also want to say a huge thank you to Norman Natto for all his hard work and efforts throughout Season 9. Without him and his fantastic performances over the last few races of the year, we wouldn’t have been able to finish our position.” The final team ranking. It has been a pleasure working with Norman and we wish him all the best in his future career.”

Nissan will play pre-season with the rest of the teams at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia from October 23-27, ahead of the World Cup, which begins on January 13 in Mexico City.