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=== 2023 ===

Fatih started his racing career at the [[Scuderia Genoa Ferrari]] team at the opening race of the [[Aurora:2023 Formula One World Championship|2023 season]] in [[Aurora:2023 Sonora Grand Prix|Sonora]], finishing eighth. Fatih secured a first podium in his second race at the [[Aurora:2023 Cuban Grand Prix|Cuban Grand Prix]] after qualifying fourth and fighting his way to third. The Genoese driver continued this pace into the [[Aurora:2023 Detroit Grand Prix|Detroit Grand Prix]] where he finished in second to make a consecutive podium, missing out on a third podium in a row after finishing fourth in [[Aurora:2023 Maracaibo Grand Prix|Maracaibo]]. Fatih secured pole position at the [[Aurora:2023 Greek Grand Prix|2023 Greek Grand Prix]] showing a continued strong qualifying pace, taking his first race victory in the race and making him the driver with the 6th least races before winning a Grand Prix. This pace was then continued into the [[Aurora:2023 Indian Grand Prix|Indian Grand Prix]] where Fatih took pole position however he missed out on the podium in fourth in a race which was won by championship rival [[bubuxcx|Bubu]]. The Ferrari driver took successive podiums at the [[Aurora:2023 Medan Grand Prix|Medan]] and [[Aurora:2023 Indochina Grand Prix|Indochina]] Grand Prix, finishing third and second respectively. He missed the podium in [[Aurora:2023 Arctic Grand Prix|Arctic]] however finished fourth to continue a run of high points scoring finishes before taking another podium with a second place finish at the [[Aurora:2023 Polish Grand Prix|2023 Polish Grand Prix]] after starting the race on pole position. A fourth place in [[Aurora:2023 Mali Grand Prix|Mali]] saw another return to second from pole at the [[Aurora:2023 Saudi Grand Prix|Saudi Grand Prix]] before a miserable [[Aurora:2023 Coats Grand Prix|Coats Grand Prix]] during which the Genoese driver finished in seventh. After nine races, Fatih returned to the top step of the podium with a victory at the [[Aurora:2023 Chinese Grand Prix|Chinese Grand Prix]] followed up with a back-to-back victory after winning the [[Aurora:2023 Vietnam Grand Prix|Vietnam Grand Prix]] from pole position. A laggy [[Aurora:2023 Spanish Grand Prix|Spanish Grand Prix]] saw Fatih retire from the race with this followed by a non-podium finish in fourth at the [[Aurora:2023 United States Grand Prix|United States Grand Prix]] with the Ferrari driver only able to manage seventh in [[Aurora:2023 Crimean Grand Prix|Crimea]]. A pole to win victory at the [[Aurora:2023 Ancient Egypt Grand Prix|2023 Ancient Egypt Grand Prix]] saw Ferrari clinch their first and only World Constructors Championship with a 1 - 2 finish with [[32Jeelow]] finishing the race in second. A sixth place finish at the season finale in [[Aurora:2023 Patagonian Grand Prix|Patagonia]] was good enough to finish Fatih in second, declaring him the season's Vice-Champion, 69 points behind [[Sab2003]] who took his second World Drivers Championship.