Leon Haslam has spoken exclusively to www.bikesportnews.com about the incident that saw him and Tom Sykes come together at Hizzy’s Chicane at Oulton Park British Superbikes.
Haslam said: "It’s a shoot. It’s a joke to be fair. It’s a racing incident. OK, I take responsibility for what happened but that’s what happens when you have close racing.

"When Cal and Kiyo came together last year, which was a serious T-bone, nothing was said. You don’t do this sort of thing intentionally. Tom wasn’t at fault. I braked, he braked and he touched my back wheel. We will see what happens at appeal.
"It’s a sad thing to happen when we could have had two wins. The first race was awesome and I should have had it. I am looking forward to Brands though."