Ferrari has announced that its new 2009 season Formula 1 car will be launched in Maranello next Monday (January 12) with the new car expected to lap for the first time shortly there after. With the car being put thru its paces the same day when it takes to the team's private test track, Fiorano, with championship runner-up Felipe Massa behind the wheel. Expected to be called the F2009, the car will showcase the latest in technology to match the upcoming 2009 FIA rules changes which include the use of slick tyres, revised aerodynamics, and a new kinetic energy recovery system. The new Ferrari is expected to be only a temporary runner as the Scuderia Ferrari will release the further revised F2009 in its definitive format closer to the start of the new season.