The 2021 world champion is one of the big figures on the rider market for 2025 as his current Yamaha deal expires at the end of the 2024 season. Quartararo has already admitted he has held talks with other manufacturers over his future as Yamaha continues to struggle for form following a winless 2023. After struggling to 11th in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix two weeks ago, Quartararo said Yamaha was “further than ever” from its rivals.
com on Thursday that he will make a decision quickly. “It will be soon,” he said. “Exact date I don’t know, but I will not spend months to take a decision. So, it will be quite quick and we will see.” Despite the difficult start to his 2024 season, Quartararo is putting a positive spin on it and the job Yamaha is doing in gathering data to improve its YZR-M1 – admitting it is “not ready yet” to be racing.