Yamaha's MotoGP riders left the Grand Prix of the Americas united about the brand's need for progress but with one name standing alone as divided on a key issue: just how impressive rookie Toprak Razgatlioglu has been so far in the World Superbike champion's opening three MotoGP weekends.

The Turkish racer finished top among Yamaha's four bikes at the Circuit of the Americas, scoring his first point in the grand prix by beating Fabio Quartararo and others in a dash to the line - and leaving Quartararo gushing with praise about his performance afterwards despite the defeat.

"Not [only] today, but all the weekend," the 2021 MotoGP champion told The Race last Sunday when asked about Razgatlioglu's ride. "Yesterday he was fast, this morning he was really fast, and I'm really impressed. I think it's great for him, and the way he rides is really good.

"The issue I had was that my tyre dropped massively in the last five laps - and he stayed a bit more consistent, but he was riding really smoothly. Properly like his style, like we see in Superbikes, and I was really impressed by his performance."

That sentiment was echoed by Razgatlioglu's Pramac Racing team-mate Jack Miller.

"Toprak's doing a fantastic job, rode a good race, and I had to work hard to try and claw back to him," said Miller.

"I could see him and Fabio getting into a good little tussle, and was hoping they might slow each other down - but he [Razgatlioglu] managed to do it pretty well!"

However, there's one person within Yamaha's ranks who doesn't feel the same way: Razgatlioglu himself, who remains insistent that while he might have delivered the standout ride of his short MotoGP career to date, the focus should be not on him but instead on Yamaha's need to make big improvements in order to return all of them to the front.

"I am happy, but not really," Razgatlioglu admitted. "Because OK, we did a good job in Yamaha, but in general we were 25 seconds off, and this isn't really good enough. We need to improve more.

"I got a point, this is good, but in general I'm not happy because we're 25 seconds behind the first one.

"I finished in front - but still all the Yamahas were together, and this isn't nice because we were at the back. That's why I'm not really happy.

"OK, I'm first Yamaha but we lost a lot. It's good I get one point, but not enough, talking for all the Yamahas."

And while he did concede that there were positives to take from his race, he also did not sound too confident that the changes he wants will happen any time soon, even as MotoGP heads to Europe next time out - for the Spanish GP at Jerez at the end of April - and gives him a chance to see how he goes at a more familiar circuit.

"I learned a lot [at COTA]," he added. "I followed Fabio for many laps, I saw some things, I learned a lot, and I understand something more. But we'll see in Jerez.

"The last time I rode [raced at Jerez] it was with a superbike, then the test with the GP bike, but it was completely different. Still in the test, I was riding with the superbike style.

"Yamaha is pushing so hard to improve, but we'll see when we improve a lot. Maybe the end of the year, I don't know. Maybe the middle, maybe next year."