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The [|McLaren] was a 1.5L V6 Turbo while the [|Ferrari] was a naturally aspirated 3.0L V12. Suspensions were different and the transmissions were 6-speed manual and 6-speed sequential respectively.

It is a bit hard to compare different formulas to one another. You can even see the difference between the 2016 and 2017 cars. No real change to the engine formula, but aero and mechanical grip from larger contact patches lead to significantly lower times, close to those seen in the V12 era.