Reigning Formula E world champion Oliver Rowland has revealed that he "panic-took" both Attack Modes in the second race of the Berlin E-Prix, costing him a possible race win.
The Briton enjoyed a solid weekend in the German capital to keep him firmly towards the top of the standings, with two podiums secured at the Tempelhof Airport Circuit.
However, he had a real chance of victory in the second race after masterfully working his way through the pack from 18th on the grid.
Rowland made an initial poor start and dropped to the back, but conserved significant energy before charging to the front.
He was in with a real shot of victory but took the wrong approach when it came to activating his Attack Modes.
"I think I did the bit to the front perfectly," Rowland told RacingNews365. "What I didn't do perfectly is the Attack Mode.
"I got a bit caught up with Seb [Buemi] in the last corner, which cost me quite a lot. It cost me two places, and then I went into Attack Mode and got stuck. So that was probably the bit that lost me the race."
With eight minutes of Attack Mode available across two periods, most drivers opted for a two-six split.
It is an approach Rowland wishes he had taken and conceded that he thought it was the strategy he was on, but he forgot to change the setting on the steering wheel.
Asked if it was his Attack Modes that cost him victory, Rowland explained: "To be honest, I just didn't do a good enough job with it. I panic-took them, both of them.
"There wasn't much thought process. The first one, I should have done two minutes. In my mind, I was doing two when I went through it, and I forgot to change it on the steering wheel.
"So I'm partly responsible for that myself. I should have done two. I could have still pulled a gap, and then I would have had just six minutes at the end, which would have been a huge advantage."
Originally published by RacingNews365 —
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