Feb.3 (GMM) Having cancelled its media launch event due to the snowy weather in Italy, Ferrari is preparing for a live internet reveal of its 2011 car on Friday morning.

Hot on the heels of the McLaren launch, and on the same day as the unveiling at Silverstone of Force India's new car, Ferrari will show its 2012 single seater at 10am central European time, the Maranello based team said.

"The livery has been completed one hour ago and now we're doing the photo shooting inside the logistic building," said Ferrari on Twitter.

"This is always a special night, the one before the unveiling," added the team late on Thursday.

An article in Autosprint said that the possible official names for the 2012 car are F2012, F12 or perhaps F2012-AA, in honour of the 60th anniversary this year of Alberto Ascari's 1952 championship title.

Elsewhere, Williams gave its 2012 car, the newly Renault-powered FW34, its private track debut along the straight line at Idiada proving ground outside Barcelona on Thursday.

Finnish test driver Valtteri Bottas was driving.

And Pedro de la Rosa - the only confirmed HRT driver so far for 2012 - on Thursday had his seat fitted and pedals adjusted in readiness to test the Spanish team's old car at Jerez next week.

"Impressed by what I have seen today at HRT," the former McLaren test driver said on Twitter. "Great effort in less than three months. Good job guys."

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