From pole, Pramac Ducati rider Martin led for 26 of the 27 laps on Saturday at Phillip Island, only losing the advantage on the very final tour as his soft rear tyre wore out, allowing Johann Zarco to come through for victory.
Martin slipped to fifth at the chequered flag, losing further ground in the championship battle to second-place finisher Francesco Bagnaia.
It follows Martin’s costly crash in Indonesia that brought to an end a run of weekends in which he steadily eroded Bagnaia’s once-healthy points lead.
But Marquez feels the blistering pace Martin has demonstrated throughout the weekend at Phillip Island, including on medium tyres, shows he is still the man to beat as the title fight approaches its climax.
“For me, Jorge had the extra speed and for that reason he was able to lead with the soft," said Marquez for his thoughts on Martin's tyre choice.
“Of course it was a mistake, but he will learn about it.
“He was the fastest also with the medium in practice. I was a bit surprised when I saw the tyre choice.
"But Jorge today was much faster than the others, we saw it in qualifying, the first part of the race and in practice on medium tyres, he was super-fast."
Source: Autosport