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Ferrari confirms February 19 launch for 2016 car

Ferrari has confirmed its 2016 F1 car will be launched on Friday - February 19 - at 1pm GMT.

The new car - which has yet to be officially named - will be unveiled online at 2pm local time, with the event to be streamed via the Ferrari website. The team confirmed the time via its Twitter account with a week to go until the start of pre-season testing in Spain.

Ferrari will then complete a filming day with its new car at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Sunday before the start of pre-season testing on Monday February 21.

Recent reports have suggested this year's Ferrari livery will feature a predominantly white engine cover, harking back to the iconic Ferrari 312T that won the 1975 world championship in the hands of Niki Lauda.

Red Bull will launch its livery on Wednesday February 17, while McLaren is also set to unveil its new car a day before the start of testing.

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.