Victorious in both Sunday WorldSBK races at Phillip Island, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Lowes heads into this weekend’s race as the cham🐟pions⛦hip leader.

Lowes enjoyed his best start ever to a WorldSBK campaign, ꦺas he looks to continue 🌠Kawasaki’s impressive results of the past few seasons, in place of six-time world champion Jonathan Rea. 

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But while the season-opener seemed to suggest Lowes could be a title con🍌tender, the real test of his and Kawasaki’s potential will be this weekend.

Catalunya is known for being very harsh when it comes to tyre wear, which ♔was Kawasaki’s biggest weakness in 2023.

The two-day test last week wa✱s a struggle as Lowes suffered several crashes𓄧.

And while the podium battle could be a big one according to L🌳owes, th🐟e British rider is aiming to be in the mix.

Lowes said: “The𒐪re’s notꦓ that much grip available so tyres are spinning a lot and with the front tyre, to make the bike turn, it’s using a lot of the tyre.

“There’re 15 or 16 guys that can challenge for the podium. Small🎃 details really matter during the weekend and do🧸ing the work in practice. 

“Once the race weekend starts, different situations ဣarise. Problems, things don’t go the way you want, things go better than you expect and it’s about managing these when the press൩ure is on.

“Pere [Riba, crew chief to Lowes] has been there a꧑nd he can relate to a little bit more. Three top six positions, depending on how the race goes maybe we sneak a pod♓ium, at a track we know isn’t one of our best would be good for us.

“Sam [Lowes] was one of the ✅fastest guys at the test. If the weekend starts well for him, he has to be confident.

Axel [Bassani] i𝔍s a good guy to be around, younger than me, but it’s his fourth year in WorldSBK.

“He deserves a factory ride. He needs to transition but he’s doing a good j🌄ob and he’ll get stronger and stronger.”