From the outꦫside it has꧑ looked likely that Fabio Quartararo could opt to leave Yamaha next year.

The struggling Japanese manufacturer is not fighting at the front of MotoGP, and their star ri𒊎der retains a reputation worthy of any bike on the grid.

Yet, Quartararo’s wo𒈔rds suggest he isn’t tot💯ally convinced by quitting the team that he won the 2021 MotoGP championship with.

He alluded to the massive behi🌼nd-the-scenes changes that are ongoing at Yamaha, even if they haven’t yet enabled better on-track results.

“I ꦿdon't know,” he was quoted by when discussing his future.

"Honestly, I experienced much worse situations when I was in Moto2, when I didn't know where I 🍰would be the following year.

“The possibility of leaving, of having offers, of not being stressed by the fac🌠t of not having a bike for the following year, I don't think it affects ♍me.

“I would even say it doesn't affect me at all.

"There's defini🅘tely a choice to make an🐽d it's not easy.

“I know I have to make it in a very short time, but on the one hand you see Yamaha doing things that I've never seen in six years, they're real𓆉ly making big changes.

“The other thing, there is the🧜 possibility of riding bikes that are already in front.

“It won't be an easy choice.

"The atmosphere i൲s very good and I would also say that it motivates Yamaha enormously."

Quartararo’s Yamahaꦗ contract expires at the end of this season.

Aprilia are the factor🐻y who are most heavily linked with a swoop for his services.

The Aprilia showed its potentiꦗal through Maverick Vinales’ sprint win in Portimao at the weekend.

Yamaha have the benefit of the new concessions rule 💦which is d🌄esigned to hasten their development.

Although on Monday, 24 hours after the Portuguese MotoGP, a planned test ﷽was scuppered by weather.

Quartararo said beforไehand that he planned to test many new parts.

Yam🐻aha know the clock is ticking to convince Quartararo to sign a new contract.

Although an exit onto a better bike is tempting, maybe the work being done by the Japanese manuf❀acturer will tempt Quartararo 🌄to believe that their ‘25 bike will be back at the front.