Alex Lowes enjoys ‘positive’ Aragon World Superbike test; ‘I think this is the best I have felt since my first ride on the Ninja ZX-10RR’, following shoulder injury earlier this year.
Contrasting weekend for the Elf Marc VDS team as Sam Lowes loses the Moto2 championship lead, while Augusto Fernandez secured a season best finish of fifth.
‘It was definitely not easy. But I think we saved the best for last!’ - Moto2 rider Sam Lowes lays down the perfect marker in Qatar with two wins from two.
Sam Lowes enjoys another strong day in Qatar for the Elf Marc VDS Racing Team, as he concluded Official Moto2 testing fastest, while Augusto Fernandez finishes 24th.
Windy conditions play a factor on day-two of the Official Moto2 test in Qatar, but not enough to stop the fastest lap times of the test being set so far, which includes Marc VDS Racing Team riders Sam Lowes and Augusto Fernandez.
Stefano Manzi ran record pace to claim an unexpected first pole position in qualifying for the Moto2 Valencia Grand Prix, while injured Sam Lowes starts 18th.