The 2021 world champion, already ꦯfrustrated to be slower in the dry Fridayℱ practice than a year ago, became lost at sea in the Saturday rain.

16th in a soaking final pract🥀ice, Quartararo then ran off track in Qualifying 1, costing him valuable time🐎.

The Frenchman’s woes continued at the start of the damp Sprint race when his front holeshot device remained locked down for half a lap “but it doesn’t make a big d♍ifference.”

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Remaining in last place for the🎀 opening laps, Quartararo’s only success was a pass on LCR Hon♊da stand-in Iker Lecuona for 21st place.

Although he finished 30s ꧂from race winner Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati), Quartararo was only three seconds from team-mate Franco Morbidelli, the top Japanese machine in 15th place.

“In Argentina, I was last and came back to 7th, so I know how to ride in the rain. But to finish 30s behind in only 10 laps is something… I don’t understand it. I tried to work, to change so many things duri🐼ng the rac🐻e but it was still the same,” Quartararo said.

“Basically we’re missing a lot of rear grip. Spinning on the straights. But also when you go in to the corners, we can’t🍎 lean the bike because the grip is not there… then you cannot make corner speed. It’s many problems.”

On the absence of any Japanese bikes in the to🌱p 14, he responded:

“Now there are more European bikes than Japanese bikes, but I meaℱn, there is not one [Japanese bike] on top. We are everybody down.

“For sure we’re doing something wrong, bu🌜t from my side, starting from so far tomorrow, we’ll have to do something totally different. I mean, we have nothing to lose.

“M👍y priority right now is to try to make a step forward in the next races [but] the second part of the season♍ is normally the part where we drop down [further]...”

Quizzed on the vꩵisual differences be🅰tween the advanced aero of the European machines and the more ‘traditional’ M1, Quartararo said:

“Our bike looks like a bike. The others🗹 don’t. It’s a new world. From the🦄 outside, you can see something. It’d be interesting to see what’s really different inside. The Ducati, it’s many years they are using [the ‘salad box’]. So the evolution, our bike is still looking clear.”

Quartararo insisted he was not losing motivation, highlighting the similar situation for Marc Marquez and Hᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤𓆉⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚonda.

“I would not say lose🍨 motivation but feeling frustrated,” he said.

“This race is a particular nightm🌳are because of the quꦿalifying but in general it’s difficult.

“Apart fro🅰m my first year, in 2020, 2021, 2022 w🍌e were fighting for the world championship and now we are fighting for points.

“[But] Marc doesn’t lose his capacity after winning 8 titl😼es… Mentally, it’s not easy because I’m feeling like I’m riding well but it’s not 🗹enough.”

Mar📖quez finished in 18th place after tꦚreating the Sprint like an 'FP4' session.