Defending world champion Marquez claimed his 11th win in 12 races in 2014 on Sunday, getting the better of Lorenzo after a superb battle for the lead in the closing laps of a race that was strikingly similar to that of last year when Lorenzo beat his Spanish compatriot to the chequered flag.
The duel came to a head three laps from the finish as Lorenzo was forced to stand his bike up when Marquez pushed his way through at the Loop corner following strong defence from the Movistar Yamaha rider at Village.
But Repsol Honda's Marquez, who returned to winning ways after finishing fourth at the Czech Republic Grand Prix earlier this month, did not feel there was anything wrong with his pass and conceded that he was surprised by the performance of Lorenzo.
"We had a small contact at the corner before the pass. But at the next corner, the last overtake, I know that it was a great move, an aggressive move, but we did not have contact," Marquez said.
"Last laps are like that. Last year at the last corner he overtook me and we had some small contact too.
"But this year I think everything was fine. It is nice, after Brno [Czech Republic], to come back to the podium and to be on top. I said that if I had the chance to win that I would try.
"At the beginning I tried to save the tyre a bit but it was difficult because the rhythm was rally high. I was trying to save some rear tyre because especially on the left side, as you saw on TV in the last laps, I arrived at the limit. I think everybody was the same.
"We probably expected a different kind of race, but Jorge was really strong from the beginning. But through the race we improved and at the end we were able to fight with him.
"I just attacked at the end because normally I feel more comfortable on the used tyres."