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.
Ahead of this weekend’s Portugal GP – an event he has won twice in the premier class – Quartararo says the noise surrounding his future is not a distraction for him.
“I’m not thinking about the contracts,” he said on Thursday at the Algarve International Circuit.
“Basically… of course, as you know, we have already had some talks with some brands.
“But it’s not a distraction for me. It’s information that I don’t have in my mind while I’m riding, thinking ‘ok, this is what we have on the table’.
“It’s something that I’m in a position where I don’t think I’m bad.
“For me, bad is when I was in Moto2 where I had not really any place to go in the next year. Then you start to worry. But in the position I am, I don’t have to worry.”
Source: Autosport