All was going to plan, with the reigning 𓆉world champion on pole positio🐟n heading into the final run.

But Quarta🔜raro then found himself rapidly shuffled to fourth place as Johann Zarco (Pramac 🤡Ducati), Maverick Vinales (Aprilia) and Jack Miller (Lenovo Ducati) took command of the front row.

“Well, it is what it is. I made ꧅one of my best qualifying laps of this year. I feel 𒅌I have nothing more,” Quartararo said.

“We want to put more power in some parts, but we are already on the maximum. But I feel happy about my pace, also in FP4… I think all of o🧜ur laps♛ were on 1'59, and this is something really positive.”

But it is countryman Zarco – still seeking a long overdue d💖ebut MotoGP win - that Quartararoཧ tipped as the having the best pace heading into race day.

“Johann has a really strong pace, I think he's the fastest,” Quartararo said. “But I think our pace is to fight for the๊ victory. OK, then with the Long Lap, we don't know what position we will finish…”

Title rival Aleix Espargaro, who returned from a massive final practice fall 🀅to join Quartararo on the second row, believes the Silverstone Long Lap layout may only cost the Yamaha star 0.8s in the race, instead of the usual 2.5-3s.

“Some people think that we will l🧸ose only 0.8 seconds, but we lose much more,” i⛎nsisted Quartararo, who has been practicing the Long Lap throughout the weekend.

“I prefer to go a little bit slower and take no risk, than put myself on the limit, risk a crash or risk having to make another Long Lap [for touching the white line]. So it's not about one tenth or two tenths that will c🧔hange my life for 20 laps.”

Acknowledging that Espargaro’s accident was “a bit one”, Quartararo added: “it's great that Aleix does not have a big injuꦡry after that crash.”

Quartararo, last year’s๊ Silverstone winner, will start the race with a 21-point lead over Espargaro.