SportFormula 1Formula ELindblad has been coached by Rowland since a young age - now the FE world champion is taking nuggets of knowledge from his prodigy07:00, 15 Aug 2026Oliver Rowland became the master... now he's back to being the apprentice. The defending Formula E world champion has been the guiding light in the career of F1 rookie Arvid Lindblad - and he now says he's the one learning from his novice.‌Rowland, 34, is looking to become only the second driver in history to successfully defend the FE championship when he races at the season-ending London E-Prix this weekend. And he has kept himself at the top of his game while also attending every F1 race that hasn't clashed with the FE calendar.‌"Sometimes I learn stuff off Arvid," Rowland says. "Maybe I'll offer advice based on my experience and he might do something differently, and it might open my brain to new ideas. I think we've known each other long enough now that he has a huge amount of respect for me as a driver.‌"But it's not just that, it's the experience of how to deal with situations, with engineers, with relationships and teams and exactly how to do that. Picking and choosing your best opportunities is where I think I bring a lot of value as much as pure driving details."The way the relationship works with me and him is that I bounce ideas off him and he maybe takes some of them. We both learn in the process."I think that's the most value I get out of being there from a technical perspective, but truthfully F1 is quite far away from what Formula E currently has."‌Formula E heads into a new stage of development next season but Rowland can confidently say that he has dominated the Gen3 era. The new, faster fourth generation cars for the 2026/27 season mean that this weekend's London E-Prix is the final one at the ExCeL Centre, with the more sizeable Brands Hatch taking hosting duties next summer.Rowland heads into this weekend fourth in the standings, only 14 points behind leader Jake Dennis. Eight different drivers could still win the title.‌After claiming glory last year, capping a lifetime of hard work to get to that moment, Rowland insists his motivation hasn't worn off. He says: "Whenever I put my helmet on, you can't not have the want to win. I don't feel unmotivated in any way, shape or form."I think you could argue that maybe the more tedious jobs away from the circuit - running, training, gym - can become a little bit more difficult, but I put that more down to age rather than success.Article continues below"I feel like once you win one, there's never that question anymore of will I ever? I haven't necessarily felt like I've had a target on my back."Of course, there comes some expectation with the team. I've just been trying to focus race by race, to be honest, on maximising our position, maximising our performance."Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌Formula EWorld championsArvid Lindblad