Mahindra has 'got its act together' ahead of Jakarta Formula E race

The early part of Formula E's last Gen2 season had proved tricky for Mahindra as it logged just a single top-10 finish in the opening five races, leaving it a distant 11th in the championship out of 12 teams with a mere four points on board.

However, there were signs of resurgence in the returning Monaco E-Prix in April as Oliver Rowland battled with Porsche’s Andre Lotterer for fifth position, just as the Indian manufacturer introduced an updated braking system on the M8 Electro.

Last month’s double-header at Berlin validated the progress Mahindra had made over both a single lap and in race trim, with Alexander Sims qualifying his car on the front row and Rowland securing a season-best finish of seventh.

The upturn in performance has allowed the squad to move up to eighth in the championship, with the next highest-placed team Andretti well in its sights.

Speaking ahead of the inaugural Formula E race in Indonesia, which marks the start of the second lalf of the 16-round 2022 calendar, Gill said Mahindra is now finally able to extract the true performance from the car after its early troubles.

“Over the last couple of races Mahindra has been coming back in terms of getting our act together,” Gill told Autosport. 

“Both Monaco and Berlin were pretty encouraging. I see ourselves back pushing where we expect to be right now towards the mid-pack.

“We had a competitive package the whole year but we haven't sort of drawn in the results, fundamentally because we were not bringing both the cars in the points. 

“But each of the cars have shown a brilliant [performance] every weekend. Only the main apparition for us was Rome where we definitely didn't perform out there.

“Overall I think the package is good. The team has never lost