Britain’s Alex Lowes goes into this weekend’s Misano MotoGP round with no pressure, expecations or targets except for reducing his gap to the race winner on Sunday.
Lowes made his debut with the Monster Yamaha team at Silverstone last weekend and scored points first time out despite completing less than 100 laps on the satellite M1. He intends to take what he learned at the Northamptonshire track and build on it in Italy.
“After getting my first MotoGP race out the way, I feel much calmer and prepared for Misano, as I have a rough idea about what to expect. I really enjoyed the British Grand Prix, and I learnt a huge amount in just a few days, especially during th race on Sunday,” said Lowes.
“Anyway, I believe we are in a better position this weekend, as I have raced in Misano in June and the track is still fresh in my memory, plus I will be able to give the guys some feedback when coming back to the garage, which wasn’t really the case at Silverstone. Yet, the plan is to get as many laps as possible under my belt on Friday because I still have not completed my first 100 laps on the YZR-M1.
“I’m looking forward to the event and I will do my best to try to be as close to Pol as possible. As for Sunday, I am not aiming for a certain position but my main target is to reduce the gap to the winner.”