The Brits have been unstoppable within the newest spherical of the Method E World Championship in Saudi Arabia – with an unprecedented TOP FOUR lock-out on the shores of the Purple Sea.
Nissan’s Oliver Rowland took a well-deserved victory forward of NEOM Mclaren’s rookie Taylor Barnard, with Jake Hughes of Maserati MSG Racing ending third within the second of two races in Jeddah.
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Former world champion Jake Dennis made up an unbelievable 15 locations to complete simply shy of the rostrum for Andretti in fourth as historical past was made on the collection’ inaugural race weekend within the Saudi metropolis.
Rowland prolonged his early Method E championship result in 17 factors – managing his power expertly and timing his Assault Mode technique properly to cross the road nearly six seconds forward of Barnard in second.
This Nissan driver had narrowly missed out on victory within the first race of the double-header 24 hours earlier than, after being overtaken on the ultimate nook of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit by DS PENSKE’s Maximilian Guenther.
On the success of British drivers, Rowland advised talkSPORT: “We’ve at all times been spoiled for good racing drivers and it stems from the grassroots.
“It begins off with karting from a really younger age, it’s very aggressive. I believe it breeds us in a very good solution to develop – hopefully we will preserve that”
Rowland himself has supported quite a few younger hopefuls in karting via his just lately concluded Oliver Rowland Motorsport mission. A kind of prospects is the person who grew to become Method E’s youngest ever pole-sitter earlier than ending behind Rowland within the race, NEOM Mclaren’s Barnard.
He defined to talkSPORT how he would not have been ready to compete in opposition to his rival if it wasn’t for his help quite a lot of years in the past: “I completed my UK karting marketing campaign and I didn’t have cash to do the rest.
“Ollie was the bridge between UK and European karting which then gave me the chance to indicate what I might do. With out that I wouldn’t be sitting right here right this moment, so I’ve loads to owe Ollie”
Barnard was handed his alternative at NEOM Mclaren following the departure of Jake Hughes final summer season and after bagging his first podium for his new group Maserati MSG Racing – the Black Nation driver added his ideas on the expertise popping out of the UK.
“Motorsport is legendary within the UK – a variety of groups in Method E and F1 are primarily based there. Lots of the expertise in not simply driving, in employees and the place you be taught to drive and the place engineers be taught is there. We’re very blessed and I’m positive there’ll be extra to come back as properly!”
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Cupra Kiro’s British driver Dan Ticktum secured his second Prime 10 end of the season in ninth, whereas Method E veteran Sam Hen got here house twelfth for NEOM Mclaren.
The subsequent spherical of the Method E World Championship takes place in Miami on April twelfth, with unique UK radio commentary on talkSPORT2.