Sam Lowes will be one of the rookie riders in MotoGP in 2017, with the privilege of starting his journey among the elite as an official rider. As Kidneys at Suzuki, it will be supported by a factory, that of Aprilia. The Briton had his first contact with RS-GP last June but really began his apprenticeship in Valencia on the first day of off-season testing. The result was a violent fall which sent him on vacation earlier than expected.
An accident which affected his neck and excluded him from the following two days of testing in Valencia without forgetting the sessions in Jerez scheduled two weeks later. Some then began to speculate about its replacement by Eugene Laverty who joined the fold of Aprilia for an ambition of world title in Superbike. But who now has good experience in MotoGP, gained on a Ducati from Aspar.
So many signs that made us understand Sam Lowes that it was time to review his ranges. On Motorsport, he announces the arrival of a new Lowes, who began his Moto2 rehab: “ The most important thing is that I won't have to get back on a Moto2 from now on. I'm going to concentrate on just riding the Aprilia the right way ».
« During the last tests, we could see that I was doing certain things, not completely bad, but still too influenced by the style of Moto2. Now I am focusing on changing my driving style. It's one step back but then it's two steps forward. It will take time, but eventually we will get to where we need to be. ».
A cultural revolution for Alex's twin brother who will share the fate of Aprilia with Pol's older brother I will espargaro, named Aleix. At Aprilia, we assure that we do not expect anything special from its British recruit and that we will see in 2018 what needs to be agreed. The other two MotoGP debutants will be Jonas Folger et Johann zarco who will be teammates within the Tech3 Yamaha team.
