Ferrari has become the first team to confirm the date it will launch its 2018 car, which will take place on February 22 at its Maranello base.
The team will likely follow a similar schedule to previous seasons by launching online before carrying out a shakedown, or filming day, on the 23rd, before the car is shipped to Barcelona for the first day of pre-season testing on Monday 26.
The launch date was confirmed by Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne during the Italian manufacturer's traditional annual Christmas lunch event.
During the 2017 campaign, Ferrari closed in on Mercedes to emerge as their nearest rival, but fell short of the both titles with Sebastian Vettel scoring five victories to finish runner-up to Lewis Hamilton.
It marked Ferrari's best season since the introduction of the new V6-Hybrid power units and it will be hoping to make further progress over the winter to counter the late development charge made by Red Bull, which emerged as Ferrari's nearest rival in the latter races as Mercedes streaked clear.
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