Martin Brundle has expressed his surprise and disappointment regarding the comments made by Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and driver Lewis Hamilton concerning Max Verstappen’s dominance in Formula 1.

During the Italian Grand Prix weekend, Lewis Hamilton questioned the caliber of Verstappen’s F1 teammates and suggested that the Dutchman’s success had received more attention than his own.

Toto Wolff, in response to Verstappen’s historic 10th consecutive win in Sunday’s race at Monza, downplayed the achievement, labeling it as “irrelevant” and merely “for Wikipedia.”

Brundle, a former F1 driver turned pundit, expressed his contrasting view in his Sky F1 column. He commended Verstappen and Red Bull for their remarkable achievement of winning all 15 races of the season with consistent performance and reliability across various track layouts and weather conditions.

He also highlighted that in other sports, such as tennis or team sports like football and rugby, such a high level of dominance would be widely celebrated and appreciated globally.

Brundle emphasized the importance of appreciating excellence in others, even in a competitive and tribal sport like Formula 1. He expressed his disappointment that Hamilton and Wolff seemed to downplay Verstappen’s achievement, especially considering the accolades they received during their own era of dominance from 2014 to 2020.

In essence, Brundle’s comments suggest that Verstappen’s remarkable success should be recognized and celebrated within the context of Formula 1, just as Hamilton and Mercedes’ achievements were duly acknowledged during their dominant years in the sport.