"I never thought it might be a problem this early," Helmut said as he read the documents in his hands.
In front of him was a document regarding Fatih that the analysis team had prepared for him two weeks after his triumphant win. The document showed the level of interest other teams had in Fatih and how much aggressiveness they could expect from them when it came to poaching him. The fear that his karting dominance wouldn't translate to single-seaters had been completely debunked. The report highlighted that interest was getting higher and higher thanks to the exploits and dominance he had shown on the track.
Due to the contract renegotiations they had done, it had become harder to poach him, but it wasn't impossible for a team determined to take him for themselves. One of those teams that could do that was Mercedes, who had both the capability and were actively investing in their driver situation.
