This week, Sam Lowes completed his first test of the Superbike World Championship with Marc VDS, starting to discover the Ducati Panigale V4 R with which he will compete in 2024. And the first impressions were so positive that they left him with high ambitions.
The British rider, who was in Moto2 last season, told the championship’s official website what areas he needs to improve and the best aspects he found in the test: ‘Where I still need to work is in understanding the tires and electronics and adapting 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, at the level I need to be. I just smiled all day, enjoyed it, was nervous, but it was nice to go out and complete the first day‘.
About two months before the start of the season, Lowes spoke about his goals for his debut in WSBK: ‘I am looking forward to January and now it is a long wait, but in the end the first race is at the end of February. We have a lot of work to do in that aspect, but it is very positive, I am looking forward to it and we can look at our first season and set high goals‘.
