Revealed in an online presentation, the SF16-H has been charged with taking the title fight to Mercedes this year, with Ferrari presenting a visibly different machine in an effort to challenge its key rivals.
Indeed, having returned to winning ways in 2015, courtesy of its new signing Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari is setting its sights high for the 2016 season, with team manager Maurizio Arrivabene saying has to aim for a more title tilt.
A revised front-end, with a shorter nose design similar to that of Williams, and a tapered rear-end are amongst the changes from a technical perspective, with James Allison saying he is confident the car will prove quick when it hits the track in Spain next week, the aim being to give the car greater stability over aero-efficiency.
"It's difficult to make predictions. Mercedes were strong last year and year before but we also know we have talented people here at Maranello and we have put a thousand man years of work into this car and we have done our absolute best to try and make this one step up, be a bold step forward to give it the competitiveness it needs to be a winning car.
"I hope we have done enough but we will only kow for sure when we start racing it. I can tell you with absolute confidence that the love and care and effort and skill gone into this car is beyond question."
As predicted, the SF16-H will also feature a more 'retro' livery, with a predominantly white airbox and engine cover, as well as greater use of the Italian white, red and green 'tricolore'.
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