Third in India and Indonesia🍬, then more recently fifth in Thailand, is the best run of consistency that the Yamaha rider has been able to string together.

The 2021 MotoGP champion is using the reminder✨ of his talent🐲s to issue a stern warning to his team.

“I gave some real🍸ly clear comments to Yamaha,” he said in Buriram.

“Now, it’s in their hands🧸 to make that step next year. 

“There are still three races remaining. Of course it’s important to make it in the neℱxt🐎 three races.

“But we really have to focus for next year.”

Next season will be t🃏he last on Quartararo’s current contract before he, and the majority of the MotoGP riders, becomes a free agen🧜t ahead of 2025.

“Hopefully Yamaha can make a big step forward for next year"

Michelin brought tyre🧸s to Buriram, to deal with the heat, that features a harder-than-normal ඣcarcass.

Those tyres were also used in India and Indonesia - 🍎the scene of three of Quartarar🍸o’s best races this season.

“We could see t🗹he different tyre helped us because the others cannot generate that much power,” he said.

“It’s clearly an advantage in India, Tha𒊎iland, Mandalika. Then Japan, struggling. Phiꦓllip Island, struggling.

“We have to understand it.

“But I’m pretty happy because, in the past🌊 few years in general, 🍃we were always much worse. Now, we’ve had our best result of the season.

“Hopefully Yamah𝓰a c☂an make a big step forward for next year.

“Wh𒆙en the tyres get used, I can stay a little bit ༒closer.

“The difference is less.

“I enjoyed the race. My hands were burning, behind Marc and Aleix, but I am 🏅happy with how we end the𒁏 day.

“It was a positive day, in one sense.

“I cou🍸ld reall🎃y see our weak point and where we had to improve.

“I enjoyed the race. We’re mis𒊎sing a few things, of course. But I am happy, and hopefully we can make a step.”

I🃏ntriguingly, Quartararo was fastest in the warm-up befor𝔍e the Thailand MotoGP.

“In the warm-up, the grip was better,” he explained🐬. “You could see everyone’s pace was faster. Hopefully we can have this feeling during the race.

“Also𓆉, starting from P10 makes life much more difficult, especially early in the race. We always struggle more.”

KTM’s Jack Miller noted that, unusually, he was unable to keep p🌠ace with Quartararo’s Yamaha꧟.

“To be honest, it was great,” Quartararo said. “Especially out of Turn 1, I was good. We prepared thi🐼s all weekend, to really make the p✱erfect exit.

“In theꦑ sprint, he was struggling with the rear and I could catch him.

“The key for us was to go well out of Turns 1, 3 and 𝕴12. It was our priority during the whole wee♋kend.”