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# Formula E podcast: 2023 title fight takes a decisive turn
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-e/formula-e-podcast-2023-title-fight-takes-a-decisive-turn/
- Published: 2023-07-19T12:27:12.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-15T16:51:17.000Z
- Description: Sacha Fenestraz joins The Race Formula E Podcast to review a Rome E-Prix weekend that had major implications on the 2023 title race
- Author: Jack Cozens
- Tags: Formula E, #image-center-right

Nissan driver Sacha Fenestraz is the special guest on the latest edition of The Race Formula E Podcast, which reviews a spectacular Rome weekend that featured several twists in what had hitherto been a close 2023 title battle.

Though four drivers remain in mathematical contention with just the season finale in London to come, Jake Dennis emerged from the Rome double-header as the clear favourite for the crown thanks to a supreme second win of the season – and the elimination of rivals Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy in a costly crash.

That was the only big impact of the weekend, and the catastrophic accident triggered by Sam Bird losing control of his Jaguar and the near-misses that ensued – in particular for Bird, Antonio Felix da Costa, and Edoardo Mortara – are also discussed.

The knock-on effect of that shunt also included some remarkable stories on how new monocoques were allocated throughout the paddock.

Fenestraz has been a key part of Nissan’s upturn in form in 2023 and he outlines his pride in the manufacturer achieving its best result in almost two years – a second-place finish for team-mate Norman Nato – while also mulling over a promising yet ultimately difficult weekend on his side of the garage, with an excellent Saturday qualifying essentially counting for nothing come the race.

The Race Formula E podcast is available free to subscribe to from all good podcast suppliers, including [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-race-formula-e-podcast/id1501851581?ref=the-race.com) and [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZIYYGgyfNE1Pz57HqJWri?ref=the-race.com).