Ferrari F138 launch: Domenicali urges strong performances

Ferrari have unveiled their new Formula 1 car admitting that they have to change their recent trend and perform from the start of the season.

Fernando Alonso's 2012 title campaign was hindered by a car that started the season 1.5 seconds off the pace. He lost out on the title by three points.

Team boss Stefano Domenicali said: "The key objective we have is of immediately delivering a competitive car."

Alonso is skipping that test and leaving the work to team-mate Felipe Massa and development driver Pedro de la Rosa before starting his pre-season driving work at the second four-day pre-season test in Barcelona, which starts on 19 February.

"I think it is right to step back and prepare a bit so I am 100% from [the first race in] Australia right through to [the last in] Brazil.

"We are lucky in this team to have a really good entente - we trust each other implicitly. Pedro and Felipe [and me], we are one person and the same."