'You have to blame...' - Former Bridgestone head's shocking statement on Max Verstappen's dominance in F1

The former head of the Bridgestone tyre competition, Van de Grint has come up with a big statement on the recent dominance of Max Verstappen in the Formula 1 arena. He has claimed that it is not anyone else but the other teams and drivers who are responsible for the sole dominance of Verstappen lately in the recent F1 races.

Speaking of Verstappen, he is currently in a leading position in the Drivers’ Championship after registering two wins and one P2 finish in the three initial races for the current F1 season of 2023. His teammate Sergio Perez is placed in the spot on the table.

With this, Red Bull is currently in a strong position of 1-2 in the standings of drivers during the ongoing season of
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Coming back to Van de Grint, he reckoned that Verstappen’s dominance has a lot to say in itself and it is something that is actually not good for the sport.

You have to blame the rest of it – Van de Grint on the dominance of Max Verstappen

“It is, of course, monotonous, I did not expect otherwise, but Max Verstappen is the big winner. His dominance is actually not good for the sport, but you can’t blame him, you have to blame the rest of it,” said Van de Grint to the Dutch wing of Motorsport.com.

Meanwhile, Red Bull’s advisor Helmut Marko has come up with praises for the team management to extend the association with Verstappen till 2028. He named it one of the finest and greatest decisions taken by the management.

"Max controlled the race sovereignly, made no mistakes. But we're used to that from him by now. If he's in the lead, you know he's going to be okay. Max is definitely the best driver right now,” said Marko.

"That we have signed such a long contract with him has been one of the best decisions. That stability is very important for the team and Max now also has certainty,” he added later.