Although poor weather stopped Lowes from testing on Monday, the former Mꦆoto2 rider made the most of Tuesday’s improved conditions to gain some experience with the Pirelli tyres.

Lowes, who has c🍸ome across from Moto2 with the Elf Marc VDS team aboard Ducati machinery, admitted h🅷e needs to adapt some areas of his riding to suit the Superbike-spec machine, however, it was a very promising test for the Brit. 

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“T🌊oday started off with a lot of excitement and anticipation,” said Lowes. “I was desperate to ride the♛ Ducati and make my WorldSBK debut, but it wasn’t ideal conditions. 

“Before I went out for the first ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚrun on a wet track, I was super nervous. But after three laps I had a big smile on my face because the bike w🐽as so rider friendly, and it gave me confidence straightaway. 

“I feel at home immediately with my new crew and they’ve been able to explain to me where I need to focus on to be fast on a superbike but also tell me what I’m doing well.&nb🤡sp;

“I have to change my style after such a long time riding in Moto2, but we need to take it step-by-step. I certainly need to loo🍒k at how I’m braking. But I love the bike. It does some things incredibly well and it is beautiful to ride.”

Lowes also called the speed of the Panigale V4 R ‘very impressive’ as he gets set to compete on the best bike in WorldSBK at the mom♋ent. 

The Panigal🐲e V4 R has won the last two world titles in the hands of Alvaro Bautista, while also being the most dominant package for independent riders such as Axel Bassani and Danilo Petrucci.  

Lowes added: “The speed is very impressive. I kept changing gears, but the bike just wants to keep accelerating, and I was impr൲essed with how well the electronics manage the performance on worn tyre🍨s. 

“I’m already looking forward to racing now in 2024. I know WorldSBK is a very high level class, but this t🀅est has convinced me that we can be competitive because I know there is su💙ch a big margin to improve. 

“It has been a big effort from the whole Team and Ducati to get me out testing this side of Christmas, so I’m very grateღful for that. 

“Now I’ll enඣjoy a little break but I’m already raring to go for 2024!”