Ninth in a wet qualifying, the M1’s overtaking issues saw the Frenchman trapped behi🦩nd Luca Marini for most of the first half of the race, then Maverick Vinales for the entire second haℱlf.

But while the race result was one of Quartararo’s worst of the season, non-scores for title rivals Aleix Espargaro and Francesco Bagnaia saw the Monster Yamaha rider increase his world championship advantage to 18 points over Bagnaia and 25 over Espargaro⛦.

“With all the circumstances and what happene🐷d, we say it's better to take 8 points than lose 8 pointꦡs,” Quartararo said.

“It's good in one way but frustrating in another way, because I feel like our potentiℱal was not to fight with Jack [Miller, race winner] for sure, he was on another level, but to fight with Marc, Miguel... But I cannot overtake at all.

“I've spent [nearly] all my race behind Maverick and couldn't make an🦩y attempt to overtake. So that was something that was really sad for us. Not a fun race.”

Bagnaia’s downfall occurred while trying to pass Quartararo o꧙n the final lap, the Ducati rider just missing the #20 as he slid into the gravel.

“I didn't see, but I heard him crash. So 🔜I think he didn't crash so far from me,” Quartararo said.

Like Motegi, Buriram is another circuit that MotoGP hasn’t vis🍌ited since 2019 and wet weather could again have an impact on the weekend.

But it’s also a track with good memories for Quartarܫaro, who battled Marc Marquez for victory as a premier-class rookie on his previous appearan𒁃ce.

“L💟eaving Motegi with an increased lead in the championsh🌊ip is positive, but we need to work hard this weekend because our potential is better than finishing eighth,” Quartararo said.

“I‘m happy that we‘re ridi🌳ng at the Buriram circuit next because that‘s a good circuit for me and also for Yamaha. I came second the last time we rode here in 2019. For sur🍷e, I will give my 100% to be on the podium again this time round.”

A maximum of 100 p𒁃oints are up for grabs over the remaining f𝄹our rounds.