For more than a decade Formula E had attempted to stage a race in Tokyo, and that dream finally became a reality last weekend when the all-electric championship set up shop in the most populous city in the world. The patience of the sell-out crowd was pushed a little further in the race, with the inaugural contest a slow burner that only came to fruition in the final stages, when Maximilian Guenther and his Maserati MSG team put on a strategic masterclass that got the better of Oliver Rowland and home favourite Nissan.
Prior to the event Guenther had finished in the points across all four races in 2024, but none had resulted in a podium. Yet a remarkable climb through the order at the previous round in Sao Paulo, where he finished ninth after serving a 10-second stop/go penalty, hinted at a package capable of challenging for outright honours when presented with the right opportunity.
A talking point ahead of the event had been how difficult it would be to overtake around the 20-turn, 1.6-mile street circuit located
