While te𒈔am-mate Jonathan Rea topped bo🍸th sessions, Lowes also slotted into a competitive third, just 0.289s behind the Ulsterman.

𒉰The only rider to get b𒁃etween the ZX-10Rs was Ducati’s newly crowned champion Alvaro Bautista.

“It was good, really positive, coming off the back of a tough weekend last weekend [at Mandalika] where I couldn’t get the feel🌌ing I needed,” said Lowes. “Today’s been the opposite; I didn’t touch the bike today✤ really.

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“I just tried to꧂ relax. It’s all about tyre life and trying to get the tyres to last over the 22 laps here.

“In the first session, I used the same tyre. In the afternoon, we made a small change and it felt a little bit better on the front. In general, we h🎉ad a really positive day and I’m happy with the feeling I have with the bike.

“There are a few more bumps at Phillip I𒁏sland than I remember, especially at the last corners and at Turn 3, buꦓt it’s not bad.”

While Rea is seeking to end a 24-race win drought stretching back to Estoril, Lowes hasn’t been on the top step of the WorldSBK podium sဣince 2020.

“It was good for Kawasaki.✅ We want to be fighting for the top step,” he said o🐻f the 1-3 Friday form.

“Obviously, Jonny’s not won for a long time so it would be nice🀅 to have a Kawasaki up there winning and I feel this weekend, if it’s dry 📖anyway, we have a good chance to go and fight for victory.”

A🌳fter a dry Friday, weather forecasts predict a risk of rain during Saturd🌼ay and Sunday.

“I just tried to r𝐆elax. It’s all about tyre life and trying to get the tyres to last over the 22 laps here.

“In the🐬 first session, I used the same tyre. In the afternoon, we made a small change 💜and it felt a little bit better on the front. In general, we had a really positive day and I’m happy with the feeling I have with the bike.

“There are a few more bumpღs at Phillip Island than I remember, especially at the last corners and at Turn 3, but it’s not bad.”

While Rea is seeking to end a 24-race win drought stretching back to Estoril, Lowes hasn’t been on𝐆 the top step of the WorldSBK podium sin𝕴ce 2020.

“It 💟was good for Kawasaki. We want to be fighting for the top step,” Lowes said of the team's 1⛎-3 Friday form.

“Obviously, Jonny’s not won for a long time so it would be nice to h🌞ave a Kawasaki up there winning and I feel this weekend, if it’s dry anyway, we have a good chance to go and fight for v🌌ictory.”

After a sunny 🤪Friday, weather💮 forecasts predict a risk of rain on Saturday and Sunday.

Lowes starts Saturday's opening race holding sixth in the world championship, 11 points behind An🌠drea Locatelli (Yamaha) and 4 ahead of Axel Bassaniও (Ducati).