"This is crazy," Jos Verstappen found himself involuntarily saying, his eyes locked on the track.
He was watching Fatih in the final, still in the dominant form he had maintained all weekend. Fatih had started and kept the lead in every session, gaining and maintaining at least a five-second gap from the closest driver.
As a former Formula 1 driver, Jos was among the best when it came to spotting talent. Until now, he could say with confidence that he had never seen anyone in the junior categories who would require his son to fire on all cylinders to contend. Fatih drove like a machine, going entire sessions without putting a foot wrong. But unlike a machine, which often lacks personality, Fatih was imbuing his personality into the sessions, even experimenting with racing lines during a competitive race while still maintaining the gap.
