De to sidste løb i årets World Superbike mesterskab skabte en del røre, efter især Kawasaki benyttede sig a team-ordrer.
Loris Baz fik ordrer i løb 1 på Magny-Cours, om at lade holdkammeraten Sykes komme forbi og fulgte modvilligt ordren. Det samme skete i Løb 1 i denne weekends afsluttende afdeling, men denne gang valgte Baz at ignorere ordren og køre i mål på 2. pladsen efterfulgt af Sykes på tredjepladsen.
Dermed missede Sykes 2 point i mesterskabet, og kaldte mellem løb 1 og løb 2 Baz for umoden og respektløs i et interview. Baz, der næste år kører i MotoGP, responderede på Twitter:
@lorisbaz ..great words big mouth!! Yes you helped me in Magny Cours. But my data and settings have helped you when you joined Kawasaki….
— Tom Sykes (@TheRealTomSykes) November 3, 2014
@lorisbaz …. "Team Orders" are orders given to you by the team and NOT me… The team and Manufacturer that gave you everything….
— Tom Sykes (@TheRealTomSykes) November 3, 2014
@lorisbaz …. These TEAM orders were probably given to you from the mess you created in Sepang for the TEAM & KAWASAKI…..
— Tom Sykes (@TheRealTomSykes) November 3, 2014
@lorisbaz …. But like always, your EGO is too big to see the Needs of the TEAM….!! You showed not respect to the orders of the team…
— Tom Sykes (@TheRealTomSykes) November 3, 2014
@lorisbaz ..Anyway, I wish you luck for next season… And congratulations for your "5th" place this year. You must be proud?!
— Tom Sykes (@TheRealTomSykes) November 3, 2014
Baz kommer dog med en lille opdatering om forholdet med Kawasaki, og slutter af med at pointere at Sykes ville have tabt mesterskabet alligevel.
@TheRealTomSykes and yes so happy with my top5! at 21 years you was struggling to be in the top5 of British supersport nah?
— Loris baz (@lorisbaz) November 3, 2014
Soon to make it clear to everybody. Don't worry I have no problem with kawasaki!->
— Loris baz (@lorisbaz) November 3, 2014
Oh and @TheRealTomSykes with those 4 points you would have lost anyway no?
— Loris baz (@lorisbaz) November 3, 2014
Som Baz også pointere gjorde de 2 point han missede ikke nogen forskel, men Sykes mener det lagde ham under et unødvendigt pres. Efter at se Guintoli køre løb 2 i så overlegen stil er det dog svært at se hvordan nogen skulle kunne hamle op med ham.
Han slutter af med lidt galde overfor en del tweets fra seerne, der ikke var begejstret for Baz’ beslutning:
So people watch racing because they love racing but then they insult you when you race to the end? Ahah thanks anyway I'm learning lot of->
— Loris baz (@lorisbaz) November 3, 2014
