Why Ducati's dominance suggests MotoGP is better than ever

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Ducati riders Pecco Bagnaia, center, Jorge Martín, right, and Marco Bezzecchi are one-two-three in the 2023 MotoGP world championship.Ducati has won 11 of 14 races so far in this 2023 MotoGP season, making it the most dominant campaign by a single manufacturer since 2003, when Honda won 13 of 16 grands prix.

Yamaha hasn't won a race yet; the last time it was held winless was 1997. KTM, the Austrian manufacturer that stood on the top step of the podium seven times between 2020 and 2022, also hasn't tasted victory this year. Álex Rins's improbable win at Austin's Circuit of the Americas in April is the only time mighty Honda has claimed a win since October 2021,…