F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali claims Max Verstappen’s dominance will be replaced by ‘someone’ in the future

Domenicali recalled the fact that there were too many races being won by the same driver. Hence, no other drivers were able to beat the ‘legend’ in Formula 1. As a result, the F1 CEO demanded people to ‘respect’ Verstappen’s legacy and dominance in Formula 1. Moreover, the Italian reckoned that there would soon be someone to replace the dominance in the pinnacle of motorsport.

There is also the fact that if there are too many races that are [being won], then you are not able to beat the legend. So we need to respect the fact that so far Max has been the best driver and soon maybe there will be someone that will take that place. Stefano Domenicali noted.

Stefano Domenicali called out fans to ‘focused on F1’ due to ‘big things happening’

Formula 1 in recent times has been gaining a lot of traction in recent years, all thanks to Liberty Media‘s efforts. Despite Verstappen’s dominance, Domenicali insisted that only a small portion of fans were leaving the sport. Regardless, the venues were always sold out and the numbers kept on growing. Hence, Formula 1’s popularity would only go up from here as the sport continues to score record-breaking attendance.

These fans are very, very few I would say, We are all sold out everywhere around the world, the enormous numbers are growing.  Stefano Domenicali added.

Additionally, despite the ‘limited number’ potentially being bored of Max Verstappen’s success, Stefano Domenicali requested them to continue to stay focused on the sport. The reason for this was that very big things were soon happening in Formula 1. The F1 CEO recalled the close competition between the multiple teams this season. Hence, anything could happen every single moment in the one-seater racing category.

So I think that they are a very limited number, but they should stay focused on our sport, because they have big, big things happening. All the cars are very close. Things can always happen every single moment. So I would advise them to stay with us. Stefano Domenicali concluded.

Max Verstappen’s dominance will probably continue through the 2025 season as well. Despite Adrian Newey leaving the team, his remarkable knowledge of the ground-effect era will stay. However, things might get interesting by 2026 if the aero-genius decides to join another constructor by then. Regardless, as things are, the Dutchman will continue his record-breaking performances.