In what was the lone WorldSBK round before COVID-19 came into full effect, Alex Lowes claimed two podiums including a race two win at the 2020 season-opener at Phillip Island, results tha🅘🐻t were enough to see him lead the championship. 

However, Lowes is yet to win a WorldSBK race since, a stat that is quite significant since there have been 58 races during that time - Lowes has taken part inꦛ 51 of those. 

But despite a lack of recent success, a now fully healthy and rarinඣg to go Lowes, is convicned wins can take place in 2022. 

"That’s the aim," Low🔴es told WorldSBK.com. "In 2019 I finished third and then moved into Kawasaki with big expectations. 

"💫I was leading the championship after the first round before COVID hit, so there’s no question of the level I can be at. 

"But I’m not going to sit here and say ‘it’s a new season, I’m going to wiꦛn, I feel amazing’; I’ve got too much experience for that. 

"I know I can win and if everything is right then I can be there every weekend. But I’m jus🎉t going to enjoy it.💜 

"I’m in a fantastic place away from the track and I’m🌜 privileged to be part ♑of the team."

In terms of 🌃which rꦍider is the reference heading into the new campaign, many including team-mate Jonathan Rea have listed current world champion Toprak Razgatlioglu as the benchmark. 

But for Lowes, the former Pata Yamaha rider believes there’s no o🃏ne better to measure himself against than a six-time world champion on idꦑentical machinery.

Lowes continued: "It’s quite easy for me 🤪- I have a guy who’s won six world championships on the other side 𒁏of the box. 

"He’s not under pressure, but obviously expected to be winning races and I expect myself to be up there and challenging him as🔥 much as possible. 

"Wherever we stack up in the competition is going to be where we will be. I love a good dogfight and the races where I’ve won in Australia, it was six-seven people battling together and I love that.&ꩲnbsp;

"If we cꦦan have that more often then I think it should play into my hands."