While Fabio Quartararo leads the world champion🅺ship on 172 points and three race wins, Monster team-mate Morbidelli is only 19th in the standings on 25 points.

Satellite RNF riders Darryn Binder and Dovizioso are 21st and 22nd, both on just 10 points, with🐠 former Ducati title runner-up Dovizioso opting to step down from Misano after being unable𓆉 to adapt his style to extract the mid-corner speed of Quartararo.

But for Morbidelli, who feels braking is𝔉 ♚his main deficit, the fight goes on.

The 2020 title runner-up, who hasn’t finished in the top ten of a dry race this season, began the British MotoGP weekend as 𒈔the next best Yamaha after ﷽timesheet leader Quartararo - but in just 20th place (+1.1s).

“We’ll keep grinding,” Morbidelli, adding: “It’s worse [♏than a slap in the face to still see the same big difference to Quartararo], it’s like a slap somewhere else! But it’s like this. I don't give up.

“The bike is good enough to be first today. It’s a human being [Quartararo] that’s riding that bike. Not an alien. A human being that does something I don’t do. Clearly when he rides, he does something that I don’t do. I’ll keep grinding, I’ll keep working, I’ll keep search🌌ing.”

While there has been little to inspire Morbidelli in the way of results at MotoGP events th🐬is year, his speed when training with the VR46 Academy is undiminished.

“When I go to train, I’m still fast. That gives me confidence,” he said. “When I train with other bikes, with the guys, I’m there with the guys. It’s just🍬 here that I’m struggling. I’ll k🅷eep searching.

Morbidelli: 'You need to do everything perfectly'

“As always, I’m 🦩tryꦛing to brake deeper, work on the braking. Every time I improve in the braking and I get it right, I immediately lose somewhere else," Morbidelli said of his difficulties.

"To be fast clearly on this package you need to do everything perfectly. You need clearly to squeeze it to 200% and feel free. I still don’t have that. I’m working, tryi𒅌ng stuff. I’m still not free in doing things."

Given Dovizioso has come to the conclusi🐟on nothing will change in the second part of the season, what can Mor🦄bidelli do?

“Use the time I have at my disposal in the best way I can. Try everything I can. Be as positive as I can. Keep a posi🎉tive attitude inside the team, inside my crew, inside myself and 💜keep going.”

Morbidelli: 'If Yamaha wins I’ll be happy, it’s more about what I can do'

The Italian, a triple winner on the satellite Petronas M1 in 2020, insisted he isn’t being put under pressure from🌄 Yamaha and understands that it’s up to him to join Quartararo in unlocking the potential of ꦍthe present machine.

“I have to say Yamaha people are v🍸ery kind with me," Morbidelli said. "They’re always trying to understand if they can do something 🐎but the truth is that according to me, with the condition we’re facing, with one rider that is winning races and fighting for the championship, it’s not worth investing energy in changing the package, changing stuff, trying stuff right now. It’s not the right moment.

"It’s m💞ore the moment of exploring, try myself, try to understand well what I can do, what should I do. It’s more about what I can do.

“If it was all the [Yamaha] riders [struggling] it wouldꦬ’ve been a different⛎ story. But the fact that one rider can be fast on this package clearly means it’s possible. I don’t want Yamaha to lose the focus on that.

“Finally, I’m a Yamaha employee. If Yamaha wins I’ll be happy. I don’t want Yamaha to lose the focus on 🎶♔that. And moreover, I am a person that believes a lot in people and in human beings. So I believe and I keep working.”