Quartararo returned to podium ways in Austin last time out, however, the same issues of overtaking♌ and lacking the out-right speed𝐆 of Ducati remained. 

Jerez should present Quartararo with one of his best opportunities of claiming what would now be considered a rare MotoGP victory, given his outstanding qualifying record at the Spanish circuit,🔯 and🌸 his two wins in 2020. 

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But for 🍰that to happen Quartararo will likely need to beat Ducati riders in a direct fight, something he hasn’t done since Sachsenring last season.

Speaking about the Jerez track and where he🐻 sees opportunities to make passes, Quartararo said: "Everywhere! Everywhere I can. It’s difficult because in 2021, the corner spee💜d we had was better compared to other manufacturers. We were better in corner speed but last year we were not. 

"Last year was really similar and I was behind Pecco butꦑ the pressures went so high, I could not stay close to him and I could not overtake. 

"I think the last corner is a great place to overtake. Last year I overtook nobody i💞n🐭 the race. Hopefully we can turn it around for this race."

Despite making zero overtakes last season, Quartararo was within a second of the win which was largely down to his qualifying a𝔉nd great start.

But like🏅 wins, front row starts have also dried up in recent times which would be a worry should that materialise again at Jerez, given the fact it’s a very tight and narrow track. 

While the races are the immediate concern, Monday sees the first in-season test of the 2023 calendar, which is an opportunity for Yamaha to make improve🦋ments.

However, Quartararo is not expecting big steps to be made after being told🔯 ‘nothing big’ is comingꦗ his way: "What I’ve heard is nothing big. Of the problem [we’re having] we cannot touch it for this year. 

"We will have some items but nothing crazy. To be honest I don’t 🥂know. I reported after all three races clearly where the problem is, where we can improve considering we cannot touch the engine. 

"It’s up to them to find a solution a♈nd to find something in this area at tracks like Austin. There’s many things, it's not just acceleration. 

"We c🐓annot use the power because we having issues with wheelie for so long. We have to fix it. But if we put more wings on the straight; we are already not that fast."