Nissan’s Oliver Rowland has admitted that whilst his qualifying performances are not quite up to his personal standard, his Season 10 form as been some of the best of his career.
After another sterling performance from 15th on the grid to finish third, Rowland has scored his fifth podium of of the season, and when asked by Motorsport Week whether he is in the richest vein of form of his career, the Yorkshireman was typically modest.
“On the racing side, yes – the management side.
“On qualifying – no, I’m still leaving a bit on the table and not executing my laps how I would want, so that’s something I have to go back and regain confidence and understand.
“The way I’m managing races, even with the efficiency that we know isn’t as good as Porsche and Jaguar, I would say I’m doing quite a good job on that side.”
Given that Rowland is critical of his own qualifying performances, he is aware that the second race of the double-header has far more significance in its qualifying, as the race is two laps less.
“Qualifying will be much more important tomorrow.
“It’s also important today, because if I started at the front, I’d save one or two percent not fighting back through, so it’s just about trying to get the one lap better tomorrow.”
