Fabio Quartararo admitted he considered leaving Yamaha🏅 while sitting top of the MotoGP championship.

Quartararo, as the reigning champion, recognised problems within Yamaha in the early stages of his title defenc♋e.

His bike🤡’s competitiveness faded in the second half of his defence allowing Pecco Bagnaia to win the 2022 title, signalling the slump that Yamaha remain in.

Quartararo said to about first noticinꩵg major issues at Yamaha: “At the end of 2021, almost coinciding with winning the title.

“Honestly, already in 2022 I thought about changing teams, but leavin🌳g a team when you are leading the championship is not possible.

“I thought w🎃e would take a step forward, but we didn't. Now we are working in the rꦺight way."

Quartararo has since committed himself to Yamaha on a contract which reportedly makes him the highest-paid MotoGP 🦹rider.

But restoring Yamaha to the top is a long-ter�🍌�m project.

“Last year was very di🃏fficult, especially from March to July,” he said.

“You go from fighting for the♋ win almꦍost all the time to barely playing for the top ten, so it was difficult mentally.

“Little by little I changed my mentality, trying to b⭕e more optimistic: given that Yamaha and I had gone from first to ten🐎th place, it was also possible to do the opposite, despite knowing that it is much more difficult.

“Now we are gr♈owing but we lack bikes on the track: Pramac will arrive in 2025, a sign that we are pushing as we s⭕hould.

“However𒀰, doing the right things does not imply an immed♈iate improvement, it could take longer.

“Certainties do not exist in these fields.

“If I think a🌺bout the Sepang tests and the current si😼tuation, the difference is clear, given that we know the path to take.

“Changing the mentality of Japaꦅnese engineers is not trivial, but for example on the Friday of Misano 1 we had an hour-long meeting, which is an important signal.

“First of all he started to𓆏 change his mentality and follow the bike. Growing in relation to🔯 the frame is something new for us, a significant one.

“The initial goal is to be in Q2 more often, whic💞h changes your life in the space of a wee⛎kend."

Yamaha’s acquiring of the Pramac satellite team from Ducati’s grasp ꧟will double their presence on the 2025 grid, doubli🌸ng their ability to gather data.

Jack Miller and Miguel Oliveira will be Pramac’s expꦺeri✃enced rider duo, who each bring expertise from other manufacturers.

Yamaha also plan to develop a V4 engine in the clearest sign y😼et that they are adapting.