The former Moto2 rider was very impressive on day two of the Jerez WorldSBK test, and despite never using the SCQ ty💦re before, Sam Lowes was left excited by the results.

Lowes leapt up the order late on and eventually finished the𒀰 test in seventh place, one second 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 WorldSBK.com after the second day, Lowes said: “Definitely getting closer to a WorldSBK style! I still need to improve in some areas, but it was a really positive day; we made a༒ lot of steps.

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

“Really happy w🌊ith the consistent pace and it was a good first t♎wo 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 ꩵfocusing on the ꦿexits and managed to make a step forward.

“I think i🌠t’s normal for me to be making big steps all the 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 before setting his best time, a time he feels he would beat 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 posit♔ive. I think, if I could’ve had 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 Championship is and the level, Supe𒊎rpole is going to be important for everyone.

“It🦩 is important we try, we h♐ave more to use in Portugal, so I’ll try a bit more.

“I🦩t was ♓different to how I thought! You sort of improve a little bit everywhere. On the run before, I used a new tyre with the SCX and did quite a decent run.

“I thought, ‘ho💞w am I going to quicker than that?’, ♍but you just have a bit more grip everywhere.

“You 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 working, the faster you go. I need a bit more 𒅌time to understand it because it transforms the bike, sticking to the track let’s say.”