As Fatih came to a stop in the pit lane for the first time in his career, he took a few seconds before finally unbuckling his seatbelt and getting out of the car. The AlphaTauri mechanics arrived where he was and started using the dry-ice-filled fans to make sure the car didn't overheat.
"Good work out there," Lisa, his chief mechanic, said as she supervised the process.
"A first time for everything," Fatih said as he stood next to her, facing the yellow car for a moment.
"You are still the best of the rest, so there is comfort in that," she said as she patted Fatih's back while looking into his eyes through the slightly opened visor.
