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Oliver Rowland Gears Up for Exciting First Formula E Gen4 Test
Highlights
- Oliver Rowland prepares for first test with Nissan’s Gen4 car.
- Testing comes before the Sanya E-Prix in mid-June.
- Rowland is last Nissan factory driver yet to test Gen4 car.
- Team aims to fine-tune car using lead driver feedback.
- Rowland also focuses on current car’s one-lap pace improvement.
- Gen4 expected to debut after testing before Formula E June 20.
Oliver Rowland, the reigning Formula E champion, will conduct his first test with Nissan’s Gen4 car in the run-up to the mid-June Sanya round.
Fresh from winning the opening race of his title defence in Monaco’s double-header, he now pivots to next season’s machinery and development priorities.
Rowland is the last of Nissan’s factory drivers yet to sample the development car, after running by Benoît Tréluyer and reserve driver Sam Bird.
His inclusion gives Nissan a crucial correlation point, aligning performance targets, software maps, and setup baselines before key sign-offs on hardware and control strategies.
Rowland’s first Nissan Gen4 mileage arrives before the June 20 restart.
The programme builds toward the championship’s June 20 restart, with busy weeks planned to refine energy deployment, braking balance, and efficiency through Rowland’s structured feedback.
He opens with multiple early-week simulator days to de-risk the plan, then track mileage to characterise powertrain delivery, regeneration windows, and drivability across representative conditions.
In parallel, Rowland targets qualifying execution with the current car, chasing one-lap gains that unlock strategy options and reduce exposure in pack-dominated races.
Gen4 ushers in the next technical phase, coupling higher performance potential with efficiency demands. Early paddock feedback indicates sharper response and greater operating headroom.
Lead-driver correlation will dictate software maps, balance targets, and test-item priorities.
David Coulthard’s brief Monaco demonstration laps drew surprise at the car’s performance, reinforcing expectations that the platform raises demands on drivers and manufacturers.
For Nissan, the priority is a tight driver-engineering loop, aligning simulator, private testing, and future homologation updates to avoid misallocated development time.
Rowland also attends three Grand Prix weekends supporting Arvid Lindblad, compressing preparation time and increasing the premium on efficient planning around Sanya.
Qualifying improvements with the current car remain a parallel priority for Rowland.
The pace of his adaptation, and Nissan’s absorption of feedback, will shape competitiveness now and set foundations for the early Gen4 phase.
Visual Summary
Rowland takes the wheel
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First Drive
of Nissan Gen4
of Nissan Gen4
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Honed by Feedback
Final tweaks before debut
Final tweaks before debut
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Defending Champ
Ready for new era
Ready for new era
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“I’ve heard the hype, now it’s my turn to feel what Gen4 can do.”
“I’ve heard the hype, now it’s my turn to feel what Gen4 can do.”
From champion to trailblazer: Rowland steers Nissan into the Gen4 era
Zane Muniz writes across NASCAR, IndyCar, F1, IMSA, NHRA, and dirt-racing news. His breaking-news alerts and event previews ensure motorsport fans never miss a lap, drift, or drag-strip showdown.
