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With one retirement, one victory and only three Top 10s in eight races, Sam Lowes has gone on vacation occupying eighth place in the championship standings, 90 points behind his teammate Tony Arbolino, leader of the Moto2 World Championship. The "Shark" from Garbagnate Milanese is one of the names on everyone's lips in this MotoGP summer break, which is being kept alive by the rider transfer market news, such as the arrival of the other "Tiburón", Pedro Acosta, in the top class.
“I’ve heard the rumours. Pedro's going to MotoGP. I don't know if Tony will go next year or the year after. But when he has the right chance he'll go because he deserves to - commented Lowes in an interview granted to Crash.net - If given the right opportunity, with the right people, Tony would certainly do well in MotoGP".
Despite having only had one disappointing season in the Top Class in 2017 (when he joined Aleix Espargaró in Aprilia Racing Team Gresini, finishing the championship in 25th position with 5 points), the British rider knows the MotoGP environment well and how difficult it is to get there. It is precisely for this reason that Sam does not regret his choice, admitting that the possibility of making the leap in category is an opportunity to be seized on the fly.
“If you’re in this paddock now, then you need to be in MotoGP. And with Moto2, you’ve got to strike while the iron is hot. When you’ve got a run of form you’ve got to go to MotoGP. Because you never know what happens if you stay. It's f**king tight. There's nowhere to hide. Because who wins every week? Kalex. Suspension? Ohlins. Tyres? Dunlop. Maybe a bike setting will make the difference between first or second and third. But not finishing first and twelfth. Because the biggest place in Moto2 to improve is the mirror. Especially with the Triumph engine, because you can ride it in a few different ways,” Lowes said.
“Now anyone that gets a half competitive package in MotoGP has had years in Moto2 of just looking at themselves and working on themselves. And they go fast. Because they get the most out of it. Moto2 is a good class for that,” added the 2013 Supersport World Champion.
“If I did it all over again, I would still go to MotoGP when I did – said Lowes - It went to shit, but I'm partly to blame and I would be a different person in the situation now. I feel like if I could have got a second year by managing it differently, myself and other people, it would have been a lot different. I'd still be there in my opinion. But it doesn’t matter now.”
Now that his train for the Top Class has left the station, the 32-year-old admits that he has considered the idea of ending up in World Superbike, where he would find his twin brother Alex waiting for him.
“There's no chance of me going to MotoGP again now. I’m not even thinking about it. I just think for the future I want to ride as much as I can. So if I have the chance to go in a nice situation, I'm definitely going to think about it. Then again, if Tony and Pedro go to MotoGP and I stay, I’m not in a bad position!” concluded the Englishman, whose fate seems linked to the colours of the Marc VDS team, in one way or another.
