Mahindra has explained why it chose Roberto Merhi to replace Oliver Rowland at the JakartaEPrix, having considered a number of options including Jehan Daruvala. Full story: FormulaE
Mahindra and Rowland came to a “mutual agreement” to part ways last week, one-and-a-half years after the British driver joined the squad for the final Gen2 season in 2022.
All three drivers had taken part in the Berlin rookie test at the end of April, giving Mahindra a chance to directly compare their performance. "On top, Roberto did a good test in Berlin and we think that he had the good background, the good behaviour, the good spirit, he is very motivated. “Few others were also on the table but it was making sense to go on with one of the two testing and Roberto has been the one chosen.”Mahindra didn’t offer an explanation as to why it came to an agreement with Rowland to end their contract early when it made the shock announcement last Sunday.
“We found a common agreement with Ollie. We found it was better at that time of the year to take a bit of time to think and that's what we agreed.”Merhi received a call from Mahindra late on Saturday night about Jakarta, just a day before the team officially announced that he has been signed to take the place of Rowland.
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