The Spaniard won the sprint on Saturday on the Mandalika monitor to take a seven-point lead within the championship after Francesco Bagnaia struggled to eighth.
Having taken the lead from sixth on the grid at Flip 1 of the grand prix, Martin appeared set to dominate Sunday’s 27-lap contest when he crashed out at Flip 11 on lap 13 whereas three seconds away from the pack.
Bagnaia came through to win the grand prix to retake the championship lead by 18 factors.
This crash, which Martin defined was right down to him operating onto the soiled a part of the monitor at Flip 10 seconds earlier than, marked his first DNF because the Americas GP.
“Yeah, it was excellent,” Martin mentioned of his race as much as his crash.
“I made an important begin after which I used to be making an attempt to make this hole a bit larger.
“Then after I noticed 2.8s, I used to be actually shocked and I mentioned ‘okay, it’s time to perhaps maintain calm’.
“I used to be a bit large in nook 10 and it appeared prefer it was a bit soiled. So, after I went into nook 11 I misplaced the entrance doing the identical because the lap earlier than. However shit occurs.”
He added: “I used to be feeling nice, I used to be braking not so exhausting at that time making an attempt to shut the road.
“I had three seconds [advantage], I had already accomplished the exhausting work. It was simply making laps to complete.
“It’s what it’s. It’s not simple when you’re entrance with these seconds to maintain the focus for positive.
“However I used to be operating in a protected mode, let’s say. So, I’m pleased my pace is there, and I’ve been quick in all of the tracks.
“It’s been 14 races and not using a mistake. It’s simply statistics. It was coming eventually and at last it was right here. So, the races nonetheless remaining I really feel assured to struggle for victory.”
Martin was one in all a handful of riders to make use of the comfortable entrance tyre within the grand prix however feels this didn’t contribute to his crash.
“Yeah, for positive,” he mentioned when requested if he’d select the comfortable entrance once more.
“I used to be feeling tremendous good. The factor was the grime of nook 10 that made me crash.”
Further reporting by Alberto Gomez