Formula 1: The GOAT

Chapter 146 - 17/18

(There was an election in my country, Tanzania, and a protest erupted so they shut down the internet)"Participating for the first time, and at the age of eleven, he continues the winning streak of his international career and takes home his third international title as the WSK Champions Cup goes to Fatih Yıldırım."

"Going four for four, Fatih had secured his title from the third race, but he made sure to take home his fourth win, claiming the WSK Super Masters Series, making it his second title of the year and fourth overall in his international career."

"He makes it a hat-trick of WSK titles as he comes home winning three races and finishing on the podium for the race he didn’t win, taking home the WSK Euro Series with a total domination of this competition."

"Albeit difficult after missing an entire round of the four-round competition, he still comes home winning the remaining three races and takes home his inaugural CIK-FIA title. It is the European Championship, going Turkish for the first time in history as Fatih Yıldırım wins it on his first attempt. What a year of dominance for the young driver who dominated in a category that has drivers who are all older than him by at least a year."

"It seems he is intent on making it a double for the FIA competition. Having won the European Championship, he comes home to take the World Championship that he had won in the first of the two rounds last year when he participated as a wildcard entry. This time, he officially wins it, proving to everyone that he deserves to be in this category despite his young age. On the mouth of everyone, there is a single name: Fatih Yıldırım, who shines as the brightest star in his category, overshadowing everyone else."

"FATIH YILDIRIM. Remember the name, remember the performance, remember him, as he is the future of motorsport, and should he continue delivering at this level, he will be one of the most talented prospects ever to bless the motorsports field. And the year is his. He can say that with confidence, having already taken home a total of five prestigious international titles: the WSK Champions Cup, the WSK Super Masters Series, the WSK Euro Series, the CIK-FIA European Championship, and the CIK-FIA World Championship. As he comes out of the final corner of the final lap, he places his second and final hand on the WSK Final Cup, making it his sixth cup in his sixth competition this year. If there is a competition he entered, he walked out of it with the title. What a dominant year for the kid."

Those commentators’ sounds were heard from the speakers of a laptop as different images of podiums shuffled rapidly, with the unchanging thing being Fatih standing at the center of it, as the drivers on the number two and three podium positions kept shuffling.

"Out of eighteen races, he won seventeen of them and finished on the podium for the other one; that is the performance he delivered. And although it sounds like he won it easily, having started from the pole, it is quite the opposite, as he had to mount quite a few recoveries due to circumstances out of his control..." The same voice came as a background as the numbers remained on the screen before it faded to black. When the image returned, it was a reporter speaking about the season Fatih had, but before he could continue, *Click*, a space bar was touched, pausing the video.

"What do you think about our next recruit?" Helmut Marko asked Christian Horner, who sat on the other side of the table.

"Quite highly, but where did you get the video? I don’t remember hearing about any of it," Horner asked, his eyes still on the screen.

"Ah, it is still undergoing final edits and will be released by theconquerors.com in about a month or two as a docuseries. They sent this to me to check ahead of time and for them to see if I have any suggestions. At least, that is their official reason, but it was most likely deliberately sent to increase his negotiating leverage," Helmut said, chuckling a bit as he scratched his left eyebrow.

"Is it the same company that has had a team of people following Verstappen throughout the year, recording him for some docuseries?" Horner asked.

"Yes, and it seems like they have hit the jackpot with the news of his debut."

"According to Jos, it seems like he got the short end of the deal. As it turns out, it was a four-year deal, meaning they are going to be with him for the next four years, shooting at least four yearly docuseries about him. And unlike Fatih’s, theirs starts with karting to single-seaters, with the next season promising to show his F1 debut," Helmut said, chuckling whenever he remembered Jos complaining about it.

"It is a good advertisement for us, so I don’t see any problem with it. We can even provide them with access to Milton Keynes. That should allow the most eyes possible on our brand, not just Verstappen alone," Horner suggested.ary support all the way to single-seaters. It would be triggered only if he meets all of our instant debut criteria but wants to leave for another team, requiring that new team to pay the amount. If we make it one-sided, they’ll complain. So we make it reciprocal: if we fail to provide him a seat the moment he meets all the criteria, we will have to pay the same amount as well. Though we are not likely to be on the paying side, it shows just how invested we are in him," Horner suggested.