While team-mate Jonathan Rea topped both session🧔s, Lowes a🍸lso slotted into a competitive third, just 0.289s behind the Ulsterman.

The only💎 rider to get between the ZX-10Rs was Ducati’s newly crowned champion ♊Alvaro Bautista.

“It was good, really positive, coming off the back of a tough weekend last weekend [at Mandalika] where I couldn’t get the feeling I♛ needed,” sai🌸d Lowes. “Today’s been the opposite; I didn’t touch the bike today really.

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“I just tried to relax. It’s all a🍬bout ty🍰re life and trying to get the tyres to last over the 22 laps here.

“In the first session, I used the same tyre. In the afternoon, we made a small change and it felt a little bit 🐬better on the front. In general, we had a really positive day and I’m happy with the feeling I have with the bike.

“There are a few more bumps at Phillip Isl♚and than I remember, especially at the last corners and at Turn 3, but it’s not bad.”

While Rea is seeking to end a 24-race win drought stretching back to Estoril, Lowes hasn’t been on the 🉐top step of the WorldSBK podium since 2020.

“I🌸t was good for Kawasaki. We want to be fighting for the top step,” he sai🌃d of the 1-3 Friday form.

“Obviously, Jonny’s not won for a long time so it would be nice to have a Kawasaki up there winning and I feel this weekend, if it’s dry anyway, we have 🦩a good chance to go and fight for victory.”

After a dry Friday, w𓆏eather forecasts predict a risk of rain during Saturda😼y and Sunday.

“I just tried to relax. It’s all about tyre life and trying to get ღthe tyres to last over the 22 laps here.

“In the first session, I used the same tyre. In the afternoon, we made a small chꦐange and it felt a little bit better on the frontဣ. In general, we had a really positive day and I’m happy with the feeling I have with the bike.

“There are a few more bumps at Phillip Island than I remember, especially at the last corner🌜s and at Turn 3, but i𝔉t’s not bad.”

While Rea is seeking to endဣ a 24-race win drought stretchin꧃g back to Estoril, Lowes hasn’t been on the top step of the WorldSBK podium since 2020.

“It was good for Kawa🥀saki. We want to be fighting for the top step,” Lowes sai🌼d of the team's 1-3 Friday form.

“Obviou𒆙sly, Jonny’s not won for a long time so it🏅 would be nice to have a Kawasaki up there winning and I feel this weekend, if it’s dry anyway, we have a good chance to go and fight for victory.”

After a sunny ꧙Friday, weather forecasts predict a risk of rain on 𓂃Saturday and Sunday.

Lowes starts Saturday's opening race holding sixth in📖 the world championship, 11 points behind Andrea Locatelli (Yamaha) and 4 ahead of Axel Bassani (Ducati).