The F196 was the start of a new naming system for Keniss cars, citing conflict with the Toleman team (they still exist in this universe) over both teams using T# designations. Keniss wasn't happy, as they had used this system for nearly 2 decades before Toleman had even existed, but Toleman won the argument by bribing the FIA (whole massive scandal I won't get into). As a result, and to further distance themselves from their old cars, they changed to a mostly black car, with red highlights per Nintendo's request. The F196 was Keniss's first truly competitive car since the T14B of 1987. Over the course of 1996, the car scored 17 Podiums, including 5 victories. 4 of these victories were courtesy of Bella Madden, while one came from Monagasque Lucien Démetore. Demetore would leave the team for Williams at the end of 1996, but still remained as the team's Test/Reserve driver as Keniss built engines for Williams starting in that year (Williams still uses Keniss engines as of 2023)
The F196, and all subsequent Keniss cars until the end of 2005, used a Porsche designed, Keniss-Built 3.0L V10. This engine was the best on the entire grid; yet Porsche refused to let any team except Keniss run the engine (Super close relationship, Keniss was the only Reason Porsche even existed after 1980.... which is a fancy way of saying they Owned Porsche and monopolized the Engine...) additionally, the Spectre team saw conflict with Keniss for their nearly identical car design.

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