 Albon was replaced by Oliver Rowland, who had previously raced for DAMS in Formula 2 in 2017.Buemi started the season with 3rd place on the grid, but slipped to 6th by the end of the race.At the next round in Marrakesh, Buemi again started 3rd on the grid, but had to avoid the spinning Techeetah of Jean-Éric Vergne and fell down the order.