Now 32, Sam Lowes is the kind of driver who raises the average age of a starting grid more than appearing as one of those who still has hope to fill. A situation all the more glaring as the Englishman is one of the pillars of Moto2 where his opponents ride with the idea in mind of one day reaching MotoGP. A category that he experienced in 2017 only to experience failure under the Aprilia seal. Finally, his best hours were spent in the WSBK paddock. Precisely, for the last part of his career, the current driver Marc VDS is thinking of returning to his first love.
Before joining Moto2 in 2014, a category in which he still plays after his disenchanted interlude in MotoGP, Sam Lowes has made a reputation in WorldSBK. He raced in STK1000 in 2008 and has three seasons in WorldSSP, where he was even titled in 2013. An excellent moment which could be a beautiful twilight for his career. And all the more so since we know that its current colors Marc VDS Racing, whose boss on the field is none other than the mother of his children, plans to join WSBK as a fifth team Ducati of the platform reserved for motorcycles from the series.
At Mugello where he began his Italian Grand Prix, sixth meeting of the season, Sam Lowes commented : " if you look at my career, I'm 32 now, so even if I feel young, in this paddock, it's a little old…I know, even if there is no return to MotoGP, that I had a chance in the past that didn't quite work out the way I hoped.. I won't go there ».
Sam Lowes: “ Perhaps the way for me to progress further in my career would be to make a small change »
Based on this observation, he opens up the WSBK perspective, where he would find his twin brother Alex: “ for me it's normal to look at this a little. Alex is here. Maybe next year, maybe in a few years, but definitely in my career I would like to go there, test a Superbike and if he's there too, that would be fun. For now, it's still too early. I'm lucky to have a good team here and to be in a good position. It's good to get out there, assess the situation a bit, but for now it's only the beginning of June, so it's still early ».
On this opportunity to spend a season with his brother in the peloton, he adds: “ it would be good, we are very close. It's a good thing, but also because I've been in Moto2 for quite a while now and maybe the way for me to progress further in my career would be to make a small change ". Yes, but… " That said, when you have weekends like Jerez and you're fighting at Le Mans, it's nice to be here in this paddock. For Alex and me, racing against each other to try to beat him and show that I am the fastest, it would be good ! » he ends on wsbk.com.
