Fabio Quartararo's rear ride height device broke while he was leading the British Grand Prix.

The British Grand Prix had been another impressive weekend for Fabio Quartararo as he claimed his third consecutive pole position and looked set to challenge for the podium on Sunday.

After a difficult Sprint Race, where he finished in seventh place, Sunday started off differently for Quartararo.

After Franco Morbidelli and Aleix Esapargaro caused red flags to be shown at Silverstone, the British Grand Prix was restarted. From the second start, Quartararo grabbed the lead and was running away with the race.

The Frenchman led for 11 of the 19 laps and had built up over a four-second lead over Marco Bezzecchi in second.

However, disaster struck when his rear ride height device broke, and he had to retire from the lead.

"It was an amazing race for us," Quartararo said after suffering a mechanical issue while leading the British Grand Prix.

"Unfortunately, we broke the rear ride height device. That was our race, everything was really good, I knew where to push and where to exaggerate a bit more with my braking with the wind.

"Everything was under control until that lap, but I think we can be happy with what we have done today."

There have been improvements from the Yamaha M1 in recent weeks, and Quartararo believes that Yamaha will only get stronger.

"Yes, by far," Quartararo said when asked if this is the best his Yamaha has felt in recent years.

"Especially because I was riding really, really smooth, and I felt that I was going super fast. Hopefully, there will be more opportunities for us, but I feel like we have made a step.

"Not enough, but we are getting stronger, and stronger."

After the race, an emotional Quartararo was supported by his friend and assistant Thomas Maubant, who was seen speaking to the 26-year-old on his return to the pits.

"He is the one who knows me the best," he said when asked what his assistant, Tom, told him on his return to the pit lane.

"He knew exactly what to say, that I had made a great race, not the greatest of my career but the greatest of the last three or four years.

"We are really disappointed, but I think we have to keep our heads up."