The former Moto2 rider was very impressive on day two of the Jerez WorldSBK test, and despite never using the S♕CQ tyre before, Sam Lowes was left excited by the results.

Lowes leapt up the order late on and e🧸ventually finished the test in seventh place, one 𝔉second behind pacesetter Nicolo Bulega.

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The WorldSBK rookie, like Andrea Iannone and Bulega has adapted well in a🗹 short amount of time to the Panigale V4 R, but Lowes knows more is yet to come.

Speaking to World✱SBK.com after the second day, Lowes said: “Definitely getting closer to a WorldSBK style! I still need to im𝄹prove in some areas, but it was a really positive day; we made a lot of steps.

“We tried a lot🎐 of things with the bike, small details just to make me feel more comfortable and adapt to my riding style.

“Reall🍸y happy with the consistent pace and it was a good first two days. I think a little bit was me, improving under braking.

“On Day 1, I wasn’t braking too well, and I was leaning☂ the bike too much. On Thursday, I was really focusing on the exits and managed to make a step forward.

“I think it’s normal for me to be making big stཧeps all thꦫe time because it’s all new. It feels like my bike after two days.”

Discussing his first attempted SCQ tyre run, Lowes admitted to making a couple of mistakes befor🎃e setting his best time, a time he feels he would bea🦩t if he had the chance to do it again.

“Honestly, I messed it up the first two laps! I’d never used one before, so I was quite excited in some ways,” added Lowes. “I managed to do a 1’38s on my third lap, so it was positive. I think, if I could’ve𝓡 h🌟ad another go, I would’ve been able to improve a little bit more.

“It’s not that important now but look at how close the Champion꧟ship is and the level, Superpole is going to be important for everyone.

“It is important we try, we have more to🌟 use in Portugal, so I’ll try a bit more.

“It was different to how I thought! You sort of improve a little bit everywhere. On the run before, I used a new tyr🥂e with the SCX and did quite a decent run.

“I thought, ‘how am I going to quicker than that?’, but you just have a bit more grip everywh🥃ere.

“Yo❀u have to anticipate the corner, use the grip through and out to make the lap time. The bike always feels better 💃when it has grip, that’s the biggest thing.

“The better you can get the tyre wor🥃king, the faster you go. I need a bit more time to understand it because it transforms the bike, sticking to the track let’s say.”