Sam Lowes’ debut WorldSBK campaign was hit by injury in t♑he summer, but the British rider feels there is en𓄧ough of a base to build on in year two.

Lowes started the season strongly and led multiple laps at the Catalan Round in only his second WorldSBK weekend, but a crash at Most in the summer saw him injure his shoulderꦜ, which caused him to miss multiple round and after which he struggled to regain his early-season form.

“The first half of the year, before Most, I was happy because we were a bit more competitive, fighting more near the front, and I felt good — like I was improving a bit,”ꦡ Lowes reflected when s൩peaking to WorldSBK.com.

“The💜n, when I got injured in Most, since then it was a difficult end of the year. I felt like my shoulder was alright, but I kept coming back and getting injured again.

“Obviously, I🌜 missed Portimao, and then I never really got the momentum back. My shoulder’s been struggling a little bit, but now I’m feeling better, and we have some time to recuperate the shou♕lder.”

Despite the difficulties faced in 2024, Lowes still sees the positives in his rookie WorldSBK ca👍mpaign and feels there is reason to expect improvements in 2025.

“I’ve learned a lot, I need to change a few 🌟bits with my riding over the winter,” he said.

“𝓡The second year will be better, now I know more of the circღuits, the situation, the bike, the tyres.

“Obviously, we kn𒊎ow what we can do, and I’m just looking forward to it.

“I think it will be nice to fight more wit💞h Alex [Lowes] — he beat me a bit too much this year, so next year I’ll have to put 💙that right.”

Some changes are coming for Lowes in 2025﷽, with new people joining the Marc VDS team, and some setup changes ready to be tested this winter regarding ergonomics.

“We have a bit to test, just❀ from the information this year to make me more comfortable on the bike — we have a different seat, different handlebar position just to start again🍬 a little bit with the setting,” he said.

“[We have to] test the shoulder out. I’ve got some new crew around me which will be positive, and I can’t w𓆉ait to get that going.”