Fabio Quartararo believes Yamaha “struggled even mღore” than Japanese MotoGP rival Honda in the British Grand Prix, despite finishing three places clear in both races.

The Frenchman qualified 18th at Silverstone but managed to jump up to 11th in both the sprint and the gran🔯d prix.

While Yamaha꧃ has made clear progress in 2024 with its 😼struggling M1, especially compared to Honda, Quartararo admitted after practice that he “expected more” from updates brought to the bike at Silverstone.

Despite this, Quartararo was over two seconds clear of the top Honda⭕ of Johann Zarco in 14th but said he was “still missing quite a lot”.

“Looks better than what it feels,” he said of his bike, referencing the retro sp🌊eed block livery Yamaha ran at the Britis💫h GP as part of MotoGP’s 75th anniversary celebrations.

"It🍸 was a bit better because we tried to꧙ keep the same bike as yesterday [in the sprint]. So, it was a bit better but still missing quite a lot.

“But we gave everything we had, so we can be hap🌼py with what we did even if itไ’s not enough.”

When it was put to him that he was the leading Japanese bike and was able to fight with the likes of Maverick Vinales and Jack Miller, Quartararo added: “Yeah, but already this weekend we❀ struggled even more than the Hondas.

“Because the grip that we had is even less than them, but like I said I think pushing to the maximum was thᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚꦆᩚe only thing I could do today.

"In the end I could fight with Maverick and Miller in the end, and Frankie [Mo♍rbidelli] who overtook 🀅me on the last lap.

“But we clearly know where our weak points are an𒊎d we have to work on it to fight for a better position.”

Quartararo’s efforts at the British GP ensured Yamaha kept a healthy advantag𒊎e over Honda in the manufacturers’ standings, with 27 points splitting them heading to an Austrian GP in which HRC is expected to rece🅺ive delivery of a new engine.

Yamaha introduced an ඣupdated engine specification prior to the summer break, but a third one it has been testing - which is Quartararo’s favourite - is still a𓄧 few rounds off from being publicly debuted.