The second part of the Grand Prix season which will open at Silverstone at the beginning of August will be the last that Sam Lowes will experience in a paddock which he will leave at the end of this campaign to join that of the WSBK. The Englishman will therefore end up where it all began since he is a Supersport World Champion of the 2013 vintage. However, he knows very well what happens in World Superbike since his twin brother competes there as a Kawasaki official. Riding a good Ducati Panigale V4R and under a Marc VDS Racing flag which will no longer be a discovery, Sam Lowes can look forward to the future all the more eagerly as he is already pleased with the new pace that awaits him.
After ten years in the MotoGP paddock, including a season in MotoGP on an Aprilia, Sam Lowes will move to the Superbike World Championship in 2024. Aged 32 years, he will go from the status of dean of the Moto2 grid to that of a pilot in the prime of his life in a WSBK category thatÁlvaro Bautista dominates as official Ducati at 38 years : " Bautista is now 38 years old. I think I can squeeze another four or five years out of my career » how the current teammate of a Tony Arbolino leader of the Moto2 championship at this mid-season, and that he will be keen to help win this crown against Peter Acosta.
Public chat speedweek, Sam Lowes also recalls that he no longer had any prospects in the Grand Prix: “ If I stay a little longer in Moto2, I feel that I would end my career there as well. I can't yet ride Moto2 until I'm 35. In MotoGP there were no open doors or possible options. So it was normal for me to watch the Superbike World Championship. Because I want to win ».
Sam Lowes: “ fighting my brother Alex will be interesting and fun »
An ambition that he assures is legitimate by pointing out that in 2024, he will not be completely in unfamiliar territory: “ I also have a brother who is my best friend. We talk every day. I know the situation of the World Superbike Championship very well and I know enough about the series ". This bond with Alex will inevitably be tested on the track since the two brothers will become rivals.
A situation that Sam Lowes also analyzed: “ fighting him will be interesting and fun. Of course, it's not good for the other to finish behind the other. Yet, it's great to have the privilege of riding with your brother in a series as prestigious as the Superbike World Championship. He rides a Kawasaki, I'll ride a Ducati and we both have different strengths and weaknesses ».
« We are very close and we constantly exchange ideas » he further explains on this theme. “ But I don't think it makes a difference on a race weekend when we fight in the last corner of the last lap ». But there will also be this good side: “ we will now be able to travel together. After my series of injuries, I realized how much I love it all. Now I travel more and run less and in the future I will run more and travel less. I can not wait to be there he concludes.
