Alex Lowes: ‘Our target is to keep working on race pace, keeping grip for longer’
WorldSBK series lea✃der Alex Lowes says the aim for Kawasaki at the Catalunya test is to maintain grip in the tyres for longer.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Lowes delivered two stunning race wins at Phillip Island to take over the lead of the WorldSBK championship.
A last lap overtake on reigning two-time Superbike champion Alvaro Bautista sealed victory in Race 2, at a circuit that has traditionally been very good for💞 Low♏es.
But the next round at Catalunya could be a true test of 🐽how competitive Lowes and Kawasaki can be this season.
Of all the tracks on the Superbike calendar, Catalunya is arguably t𝓀he toughest on tyres and with grip longevity being a weakness fo♋r Kawasaki in 2023, the two-day test prior to round two is likely to be invaluable for Lowes and the Japanese brand.
“Our target for the ෴test is to keep working on both the p🍌erformance and race pace of the bike, while keeping our grip for longer than we could last year with both front and rear tyres,” said Lowes.
“Montmelo itself has a layout tha💙t 🃏I really enjoy and being close to the team’s workshop, it’s like a second home race.
“I’m excited to get back together with the crew after a couple of weeks at home, have some fun and see if we can improve our package ready for the Barcelona - Catalunya raceဣs the week after.”
While Lowes recorded two wins and a P4 in Phillip Island, new team-mate 🍷Axel Bassani failed to record a top ten finish, thus the Catalunya test which begins on Thursday will be crucial for the Italian.
Bassani added: “After the first race weekend of the season for sure the confidence with th🌊e bike will be better at this test.
“We h♏ave a lot of work to do and we will try to find a better set-up for race weekend. We also hope to have consistent track conditions all the way through.
“We have some new ideas to try෴ and we will see how they work. I am happy to have two more days to test on track with KRT shortly before their home race weekend.
“It will be important to do a good job and have good results. We wil🍒l try to enjoy it and push as much as possible to reach our goals.”
