The Yamaha rider went to Thailand 18 points clear in the championship standings, but a disastrous run to 17th in wet conditions saw his advantage cut to just two ahead of Francesco Bagnaia with three races remaining
Quartararo refused to speak to any media following the Thailand race, instead simply making one post on social media before bizarrely shutting down his Instagram account last Saturday – only to reactivate it again, but with a bio stating “having a break”.
