Quartararo had to go through Q1 for the fourth time in his MotoGP career on Saturday after getting knocked out of the top 10 at the end of FP3.
The Yamaha rider managed to progress into Q2, but could only qualify 11th and over six tenths off the pace of polesitter Jorge Martin on the Pramac Ducati.
The 2022 Yamaha’s top speed deficit has been a talking point of pre-season but, when asked by Autosport if his disappointing qualifying was directly a result of his lack of power, he said: “Well, to be honest I feel great on the bike.
“I just put myself on the limit. The top speed is something, but I’m not an engineer.
“I give my 100% every time I go on track and today, tomorrow and until the end of the season. But it was tough.”
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He added later: “I’m just a rider that is on the bike, I push myself 100%.
“Coming into Qatar I expected much better, but like always on the pace I’m fast.
“But…
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