PBM Kawasaki's Tom Sykes has said taking his debut World Superbike yesterday in the face of unemployment was still fantastic, especially when it was the first win for the new ZX-10R in international competition.

As first revealed by bikesportnews.com yesterday, just hours before the win Sykes learned that his team would not have their contract to run the factory team next year renewed which also means he is now looking for a job but it didn't temper his celebrations one bit.

"To get a first World Superbike win under my belt is fantastic, also with the new Kawasaki. Everybody in the team knows every time I put my leg over the bike it is all or nothing; that is the way I ride, and fortunately today that commitment paid off in race two," said the Huddersfield man.

"I got a gap behind me in the worst conditions but as the track had less water on it for a time, unfortunately our times seemed to tail off and I came under pressure from Sylvain. But as the standing water increased again we found our pace. In race one everything went to plan at the start but both the wrong tyre choice and my physical condition did not help, so when it started raining I had a bit of a grin to myself.

"We changed the bike quite a lot from the last time in Misano when we got pole position so obviously it was a little bit of a gamble in wet conditions. The guys gave me a great package today.”