Oliver Rowland and Nissan didn’t know it at the time - but their quest for a good result in the second Misano E-Prix race this weekend was doomed from the moment the starting lights went out.

A basic software procedure error sent Rowland on an inadvertent energy suicide mission that never gave Rowland a chance to challenge for a second successive victory.

The Race can reveal that after its post-race debrief Nissan has pinpointed a team error in calibrating its energy target procedure, meaning that Rowland was essentially running a shorter race to his competitors.

After wresting the lead from leader Pascal Wehrlein with six laps remaining, Rowland was able to pull a gap on his rival - his subsequent final-lap slowdown making it seem as if his team was oblivious that it had been on a treacherous path to energy oblivion.

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