Sam Lowes says battling for the podium was possible ‘with more experience’
Sam Lowes believes he could have fought for 𒀰a WorldSBK podium during his debut weekend if h🅰e had a bit ‘more experience’
Sam Lowes finished Race 1 of the 2024 WorldSBK season in 13th before mak🧜ing a big jump up the order during Sunday’s double-header.
💮An eighth place result in the Superpole Race was then bac﷽ked up by his best finish of the weekend, P7 in the restarted Race 2.
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While his b🉐rother Alex went on to win 🍬both races, Sam Lowes was consistently fast as he built experiences aboard Superbike machinery.
Lowes wasn’t ablꦇe to match fellow Ducati rookies Nicolo Bulega and Andrea Iannone for pace or results, but the former Mot꧅o2 rider was still strong.
Speaking after his debut weekend in the series, Lowes said: “Normally I wouldn’t be saying a seventh and an eighth place is an amazing result, but we must re🌌member this is my first race weekend in WorldSBK and I have to be extremely happy with how things have gone.
“I enjoyed both races a lot and importantly we have been able to gain a lot of experience to help 💦us in the f🔴uture.
“How to manage the rear tyre is something I can improve because I genuinely think I could have fought for the podium today with a bit m💜ore experience. But I can only be happy with how I rode.
“I felt good on the bike and I t༺hink this weekend is a good base to build on.
“We finished all three races and the Elf Marc V🐠DS Rac𓆏ing Team did an amazing job this weekend.”
The only brand new team to WorldSBK in 2024, Phillip Island was a positive weekend on many fronts, but also for Ale🍷x Lowes who won for the first time in fouꩵr years.
Discussing his brother’s triumph, Sam Lowes admitted he’s eager to join him at the front of the field m💃oving forward.
“This was our🦄 first weekend in Wor🌠ldSBK and it was a new experience, but they all did an awesome job and we can head home happy,” began Lowes.
“I also want to congratu🏅late my brother Alex on his incredible weekend.
“I’m so happy for him and our family and now we’ve go🉐t to hunt him down at the next one!”
