This week, Sam Lowes completed his first test in the World Superbike Championship with Marc VDS, beginning to explore the Ducati Panigale V4 R he will be racing with in 2024. And the initial impressions were so positive that they left him with lofty ambitions.
The British rider, who was in Moto2 last season, told the championship’s official website about the areas he needs to improve and the best aspects he found during the test: ‘Where I still need to work is to understand the tyres and electronics more and to adapt my style to the Superbike. The strengths were that in some corners and in some areas of the bike, I was doing very, very well, on the level that I need to be. I just smiled all day, enjoyed it, was nervous but it was nice to get out and get the first day out of the way’.
About two months away from the start of the season, Lowes spoke about how high he sets his bar for the first season: ‘I look forward to January and it’s quite a long wait now but in the end, the first race is at the end of February. We have a lot of work to do in that side but very positive, looking forward to it and we can look into our first season and have high goals’.