Quartararo led residence the Yamaha cost as he dropped one place from his grid slot of 14th, having failed to flee the primary a part of qualifying earlier within the day.
Group-mate Franco Morbidelli was a spot additional again in sixteenth, whereas wildcard Cal Crutchlow capped off a depressing day for the Iwata agency in 18th following a long-lap penalty.
Quartararo stated that attempting to push past the boundaries of the Yamaha M1’s capabilities contributed to a mistake that prevented him bettering his greatest lap on the finish of Q1.
“Sadly we have been super-slow,” summarised Quartararo. “That is our potential now. We now have no turning, no energy, no downforce, nothing.
“If you wish to attempt to get into Q2, you must attempt to brake over the restrict, and then you definitely make loads of errors.
“Within the second time assault I simply tried to brake a lot later and I made a mistake. Nevertheless it’s the one solution to make lap time.”
Yamaha’s droop in type comes off the again of an encouraging weekend in India, the place Quartararo scored solely his second podium of the season and Morbidelli had his second-best end of the 12 months in seventh.
Requested what plans there are to make progress up the grid, Quartararo replied: “There is no such thing as a plan. The bike is similar as three years in the past; we alter issues however we by no means make a step ahead.
“We tried the whole lot potential on the bike and there’s no method we will actually discover a massive step. It’s lacking a lot that we can’t give attention to just one factor.”
Cal Crutchlow, Yamaha Manufacturing facility Racing
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Yamaha take a look at rider Crutchlow raced with the brand new aerodynamic fairing utilized by Quartararo on the Misano take a look at, and stated his efficiency within the race confirmed his perception that it isn’t the suitable growth course for the marque to pursue.
“It was their plan all alongside to make use of this aero, I didn’t wish to use it, however in a method it was good we used it, as a result of now we all know that this bike will not be working within the course they’re pushing,” the British rider stated.
“I used it in two exams, I didn’t prefer it, and now we confirmed the issue. So now we have to use one thing else.”
Explaining the issues with the aero bundle in additional element, Crutchlow added: “The bike is troublesome to manoeuvre and you may’t cease the bike with a lot downforce.
“You lock the entrance of the bike and also you lose loads of rear grip, after which the bike turns into actually troublesome to experience and speed up from the nook.
“I can homologate one thing else [for the Sunday race], however I don’t know what we’ve got within the inventory cabinet. However that is why we’re right here, to know what is sweet and what’s dangerous.”