Kawasaki WorldSBK team boss Guim Roda has not issued any orders for Tom Sykes to assist Jonathan Rea in his quest for a fourth straight title at Magny-Cours this weekend.

Rea needs to win the first race with Chaz Davies in third or worse to clinch a Fogarty-equalling quarter of big trophies but Roda says he will let the team non-mates sort it out for themselves.

"There are no team orders, just let them to be mature enough during the race," he told bikesportnews.com.

Given the acrimony between the two and the fact Sykes has been shuffled out of the squad to make way for BSB champion-eect Leon Haslam, this weekend could be interesting.