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Formula 1

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa cannot wait to get behind the wheel of the new F60 again after giving it a spin at Mugello.

New regulations ensured that Ferrari's 2009 Formula One car is "completely different" to its predecessors, both visually and technically, but Massa gave it his seal of approval after sitting in the cockpit for almost 100kilometres.

"We have always had gorgeous, exciting Ferraris so I was a bit worried. Then I saw it and it is beautiful," said Massa. "Of course I would prefer an ugly but fast car rather than a gorgeous but slow one, but if this is as fast as it is gorgeous, then we have cracked it."

Ferrari were the first team to launch their new car and Massa the first to drive it on the track.

The Italian manufacturer's rivals will follow over the next few weeks, with Toyota the next to reveal their car on Thursday. Renault, Williams and BMW Sauber follow next week, when the F60 will be given a more serious test on the track of Portimao in Portugal.

"A day like this is not really all that exciting, but it is important to get the car running and working so I did still enjoy it. We were able to get an important job done," added Massa.

"I hope we can do more laps in Portugal next week and start posting some times, even if times are not all that important right now.

"Now is the time when we start to get a feel for the car, but as experience grows at the end of the tests and towards the start of the first race, things should feel more automatic.

"The mood inside the team is pretty good and I have to say I feel a very positive atmosphere in all sectors of the team.

"I am quite happy with the work the team have done and I hope we keep on improving every week, like we have always done in the good years."