Victorious in both Sunday WorldSBK races at Phillip Island, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Lowes heads into this weekendܫ’s race as the championship leade🦩r.

Lowes enjoyed his best start ever to a Worl💛dSBK 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 contender, the real test 𓃲of his and Kawasaki’s potential will be this weeℱkend.

Cata🌳lunya 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 was a str🦩uggle as Lowes suffered several crashes.

And while the podium battle could be a big one according to Lowes, the British rider is aiming to be in ꧟the 🌞mix.

Lowes said: “There’s not that much grip available so tyres are spinning a lo🌊t and wit🥂h 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 doing the work in practice.&n𓂃bsp;

“Once the race weekend starts, different situations arise. Problems, things don’t go the way you want, things go better than you expect and it’s abou൩t managing these when the pressure is on.

“Pere [Riba, cr🌊ew chief to Lowes] has been there and he can relate to a little bit more. Three top six positions, depending on how the race goes maybe we sneak a podium, 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 we🔴ekend starts well for him, he has to be confident.

A🦋xel [Bassani] is 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 tr🌸ansition but he’s doing a good job and he’ll get stronger and stronger.”