The team's F60 car employs a raft of features to meet the new regulations, including an energy recovery system and aerodynamic changes to aid overtaking.
Felipe Massa, who was runner-up in the 2008 drivers' championship, ran the car for two laps at the Mugello test track.
He said: "I expected it to be big, but it's small like a Formula Three car."
The Brazilian revealed he had been "a little surprised" by the car's design, adding; "I expected it to (have) huge (front) wings like they were 10 years ago.
"The new F60 seems tiny, very compact and cute. I feel emotional but I'm also happy to take it out on track for the first time."
Massa became the first F1 driver to experience a definitive 2009 car when he put the F60, named to mark Ferrari's 60th season in the sport, through its paces at Mugello. Read more.....