Marc Marquez believes Jorge Martin remains on course to win this year’s MotoGP title despite his spectacular Australian Grand Prix defeat.
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.
'There are still four race weekends to go, with the sprint races, so it’s like six races . He is riding super-well.' Honda rider Marquez was one of only two other riders besides Martin, the other being Tech3's Pol Espargaro, to go with the soft rear tyre in Saturday's race. The six-time champion briefly ran in the top five early on, but began to slip backwards and finally wound up all the way down in 15th place at the finish.
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