“I was a little bit aggressive, maybe too much, with what I said,” commented the Frenchman at theꦆ Red Bull Ring on Thursday.

The 2021 world champion, who also fought Francesco Bagnaia for last year’s title until the final round, arri♏ves in Austria just eleventh in the current standings with one Sunday 🅷podium.

“The first part of the season, I was thinking a little bit too much about the position I wanted. Always trying to reach the win, the podium, the top five. And I was never happy with not reaching my goal,” Quartararo reflect🌞ed.

But resetting his expectations, which Marc Marღquez also has to do at Honda, has not been easy.

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“It's difficult because I came from fighting foౠr the championship the last two years and now fighting for top 10s,” Quartararo admitted.

“The first ten races, my head was furious, because I know my potential. I know what I can do. But we have some difficulties and to realise now that 'OK, we have to forget about this [top] ওpositio💟ns', it hurts.

“But I think that right now we have to take the experience. We have to♏ give our 100% whatever the position is. And I think that Silverstone was already a small step forward, but I want to totally change my approach during the nextꦰ ten races.

“Because I think that giving our 100% is the most important, myself and the team, and [whatever] position that will come. If I♕ feel we give our best, I will be happy💯 with that.”

Quartararo described the change of approach ✅as similar to his debut MotoGP season, at Petr⛄onas SRT, in 2019.

“I want to 🉐take it like if it was my first year in MotoGP. Giving my 100%, the team give their 100% and we will set the goals in terms of how was our pace and qualifying. And then we will be happy if we give our 100%,” he explained.

"Then for the futurꦆe, my goal is to be back with Yamaha like two years ago, fighting for victories and podiums. I want that.

"Of course, the Misano test 💦will be super important, but then it will be 5 months also from September until February [Sep𝔍ang test].

Quartararo: Being back on top with Yamaha 'the best dream right now'

“My personal goal is to be world c𓄧hampion again and, of course, if it's with Yamaha I would prefer, because coming from a tough year, it would be great to bou🐬nce back.

“But if not I will have to find myself another solution. But like I said, I think working with Yamaha super hard and being back [on top] with them would be the bes🦂t dream right now.”

In terms of what he needs from the 2024 bike, and why the Yamaha is sometimes slower than last season, the 24-year-old pinpointed grip and engine perfꦏormance.

"We are sওtruggling so much when the grip is a little🐻 bit lower," he said.

"♛Because first of all, we n🍸eed some drive to take the best acceleration possible, but then also for our power [output] if we exit slower we will arrive slower to the next corner.

"So the grip for us is important in two ways; in how we make the lap t𝄹ime, but also in terms of acceleration and top speed where we are a little bit more weak. So it's both things that are difficult."

Quartararo also needs a bike 🌃ဣhe can race head-to-head against the V4s with.

"I think in all the races I've won, I never won a battle in the last lap. I win by 1-2-3 or 5 seconds. So we have to have a bike also thinking sometimes your pace can be a little bit slower, but you have more chances to overtake," he s๊aid.

"A⛎t the end, you can make pole position, or be fast in every single session, but when they give out points is in the race. So we have to make a bike fast also for the race."

Quartararo also brushed off a question about ꦆbeing a potential target for Honda in 2025🤪.

“It's still long until ’25. I didn't talk. We have a lot of work to do before havi🎀ng a talk with anyone,” he🌟 said.