WSBK Test Jerez: Alex Lowes returns and dominates Haslam and Bautista

In WSBK, we each do tests on our own. So, if the numbers were numerous in Misano, notably with the Ducati clan, in Jerez, we were a threesome. Alex Lowes returned to his Kawasaki for the occasion after a serious injury to his collarbone and shared the Spanish track with the Honda duo composed of Bautista and Haslam. If the latter were pleased with the work accomplished on their CBR, they also noted that the Kawasaki still remained quite far ahead...

A small but representative committee of WSBK offered himself two days of testing on the route of Jerez. Only three pilots worked in this way, but the expedition was essential for a alex lowes who found the Kawasaki since his collarbone injury following a motocross fall. A beneficial recovery since the known times gave him a performance of 1'38.984. what pushed back Leon Haslam to six tenths and Alvaro Bautista to seven tenths.

The official Kawasaki said : " I'm really happy to be back on the bike for these two afternoons with the team. I wasn't sure I could do a lot with my shoulder, but we did a lot of tricks, including 65, I think, on the last day. I was able to continue the work we started with the new package in November. It was positive because we didn't know if we could get into a good enough rhythm to start working. But we were ».

« We literally picked up where we left off, the pace was good, and we found some positive steps with the bike. And also with my driving, because I concentrated during the winter on being more flexible when exiting the corners. It was a really positive test, and we checked all the boxes we had planned for these two days. We can't wait to start official testing in Montmelo ».

WSBK: clearer ideas for Honda

On the side of the Honda clan, haslam took stock of the situation: “ it was a very positive test, especially because, last time, we were only able to do around ten laps with the 2021 bike due to bad weather. So having that day and a half was really important. We had a long list of things to try, and we were able to accomplish almost all of them. We found a little more consistency and I feel a lot more confident. Now we head to Barcelona with everyone else, where we will be better able to understand where we are and how the bike works. We only did half a day because we have to be careful given the limited number of testing days we have ».

The conclusion goes to his teammate Alvaro Bautista : " We've done a lot of work over the last two days, enjoying two sunny days with no signs of fog or rain, which unfortunately prevented us from doing any real work on the bike in January. It was important to complete the entire testing program, which covered the bike's settings in general and specific points such as braking and electronics, areas where we focused a little more. The session was very useful in providing the information engineers need to continue working on the motorcycle in Japan. I'm very happy with the work we've done, and I think we now have a clearer idea of ​​where we need to focus on in the next test. ».