Alex Lowes is confident for the new WSBK season: the arrival of Bassani does not worry him.
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To alex lowes, 2024 will be his fifth consecutive year at Kawasaki and the team relies heavily on him for the development of the Ninja ZX-10RR. His experience can also be useful to his new teammate Axel Bassani, called upon to take up the legacy of a champion like Jonathan Rhea. There is some skepticism that the Akashi company will be able to challenge for the World Superbike title again in 2024, but it is the track that will as always act as justice of the peace.
Kawasaki presents a bike that is a little dated and could use more than a few adjustments. Sale he himself had declared that a revolution was necessary, but the leaders have no plans to implement it at the moment. alex lowes will try to do its best with the available technical package: “ There is still a lot to do » – he told BikeSport News – “ I was faster than the results show, I was unlucky after the summer vacation. Johnny was able to consistently get a lot of mileage out of the motorcycle. I can do better. There aren't many new bikes, it's all about details, improvements and changes in settings ».
Alex Lowes: “ we are so close that a huge change is not necessary to improve feeling and confidence »
The British driver is convinced that there is potential to achieve good results in 2024: “ now we are so close that a huge change is not necessary to improve feeling and confidence, it can change the results significantly. I think we will be in a strong position next season ».
Meanwhile, Axel bassani arrives in the Kawasaki Racing Team with the desire to quickly become the benchmark in the box. He is an ambitious driver and wants to make the most of the opportunity to race for an official team. Alex Lowes experiences the situation calmly: “ I don't feel a lot of pressure. I've been here for four years already. Axel is not a rookie, for three years he raced with the fastest package. I think it can bring us a good experience. For my part, I always want to do my best, whether it's Axel or Johnny. So I don't feel any additional pressure with his arrival ».
Alex focuses on what he needs to do to help Kawasaki to improve the bike and on the results. The presence of a new partner does not affect it. We will see how this duel at KRT goes.
