Britain's Sam Lowes ended the final Moto2 test ahead of the pack and goes into the Qatar MotoGP season opener determined to take victories from the off.
Lowes has consistently been at the sharp end in all of the off-season sessions with Brad Binder, Remy Gardner and veteran Tom Luthi all in the mix but it was Lowes who triumphed in the desert with a timesheet-topping 1'58.439.
“We come from a very positive test in which we worked very hard, so I must thank the whole team first and foremost. We also managed to complete a race simulation on the last day: we decided to do it during the day, when conditions are normally worse than at night time as we wanted to test the bike limits – and I believe we succeeded," said Lowes.
"Generally speaking, we had a great winter and we found a good base to work on at every GP, so I cannot be but happy and positive ahead of the first race of the year. The goal is to stay at the front and battle for the win."
On the final day, Lowes also had the time to complete a race simulation which also showed a lot of promise. The Losail International Circuit is one of Lowes’ favourite venues, as the former World Champion was on pole in 2015 and then lined up on the front row in the following edition with the Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 team in 2016.
