Last weekend saw Quartararo relinquish his grip on the MotoGP series 𒉰lead 🦄for the first time since Portimao, after an initial mistake at turn four was followed by a race-ending crash at turn two.

A devastating Australian MotoGP for his title hopes, Quartararo has now dropped to 14 points behind Bagnaia in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:MotoGP standings, ﷺalthough all is not lost for the Yamaha rider.&nb🦋sp;

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As highlighted by the massivꦅe 91 point swing that has seen Bagnaia overhaul Quartararo since Assen, two races is plenty of time for the reigning champion to make a statement, which needs to happen this weekend.

Quartararo has not won a race since Sachsenring which is why he’s approaching the Malaysian Grand Prix differently to recent rou꧋nds. 

"Right now I’m in a position where I don’t need to think about anything, just push myself to the limit," added Quartararo ahead of ꦇFriday practice. 

"It’s of course a different mentality and I will make this GP in a different mood. I will not say [it’s becaus🔜e of] pressure, but the feeling I have is that I have nothing to lose at this moment. 

"I will approach the race by putting myself on the limit from the beginning of the weekend, try to make some changes on the bike that in the end - every🐠 time we go to a track we are super good on the track and never touch anything - now is 𝔉maybe the moment to [do that]. 

"Even if you don’t feel super good you can try to make an im🅰provement. I think it’sꦦ a different situation as the previous ones."

Quartararo calls second half to his 2022 MotoGP season ‘horrible’ 

Although 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jack Miller is now out of title contention and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Enea Bastianini is hanging on by a thread, of the fiv🎀e title contenders heading into last weekend’s race, Quartararo h🍎ad scored the fewest amount of points since Assen.

A tally of 47 points has been amassed in the𓃲 last eight races, leading to Quartararo pulling no punches about his current run of results although he remain🍎s confident that a swing back in his favour can happen.  

"It’s not over! He [Bagnaia] did it and we can do it. But like I said, of course the second 👍part of the season has been ho🌠rrible. We can make it turn and really perform during these last two races." 

Quartararo disappointed by lack of help from Morbidelli

In recent rounds Quartararo has been seen giving 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Franco Morbidelli a🌺 tow during practice, and while the Italian’s pace has picked u🍒p relative to the beginning of the season, qualifying and producing in the race has not.

Quartararo, who has been fighting against multiple Ducatis allﷺ season, was at a loss for words when trying to describe whaꦓt is going on with his team-mate.

Quartararo said: "At the end, everyone is racing against a Ducati. Of course, it is difficult when you ar🧜e in front, but with Franco I don’t know. 

"I﷽t is a question I cannot answer. It’s diff👍icult to know. He made a change from the 19 bike to the 21 which is really similar to this one. 

"But you need to ride it in a different situation but it’s already one-and-a-half-year that he’s had to a📖dapt."