12/07/2025 08:45
Reigning Formula E world champion Pascal Wehrlein has joked that
championship leader Oliver Rowland has "four match points", ahead
of the Berlin E-Prix. The German capital is set to host the 13th
and 14th rounds of the 16-race season this weekend, and represents
Rowland's first opportunity to secure the title. Rowland can
clinch the crown in the opening race of the weekend on Saturday if
he increases his lead from 69 to 87 points, failure to do so will
result in the title going to at least Sunday. For Wehrlein, who
sits second in the standings, it means Saturday could mark the end
of his FE title defence. However, due to Rowland's significant
advantage, the German driver is focusing on the teams' and
manufacturers' titles. Porsche lead the teams' title over
Rowland's factory Nissan squad by 10 points, but find themselves
four points adrift of the Japanese outfit in the manufacturers'
standings. When asked by RacingNews365 if all focus is on the
teams' and manufacturers' titles, Wehrlein answered: "Yeah, that's
how it is. The thing is, if it would be in our hands, like if it
would be a 30 points deficit, for example, I would say, 'Okay, it's
in our hands'. "If we finish first four times, and he finishes
second four times, and I have one pole position or something like
that and we pass him, that is in our control. "But even though, if
we would win all four races, and l get all four pole positions and
so on, he would need to DNF at least three times or be out of the
points. "And that's where it gets unrealistic, and it gets a bit
out of your control, and that's why I don't even waste the time
thinking about it. The ambition of the team is clear that they want
to fight for the other two championships. And I'm a big part of
that, so I try to contribute whatever I can." The drivers' title is
completely off Wehrlein's mind, with him using his best Wimbledon
reference to outline the size of Rowland's advantage. Wehrlein
added: "How do you say it in tennis, when you are points ahead and
you just need to... match point? Match point. So he has four match
points. Yeah, that says everything."
