Fabio Quartararo finished the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix in fifth place. The Monster Energy Yamaha rider was 15 seconds behind the winner, Enea Bastianini (Ducati), with a podium being a distant possibility despite being just two positions away.
The French rider believes he achieved the best possible result given the competitiveness of the four riders who finished ahead of him. However, he still considers that his performance could have been better
– I think I could do a better one. I just struggled to overtake Jack [Miller], it took me so long. But at the end I’m pretty happy with how fast I was this weekend. Of course I could make a little better, but the position would have been the same. P5 was the best and I couldn’t make any better. The four Ducati in front were strong all the weekend.