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In the Ferrari v McLaren fight for this year's world championship, the development race - that frenetic fight back at the respective factories to find yet more time from the car - was always going to be key. Ferrari began the year with what appeared to be a slight performance advantage and Lewis Hamilton did not initially like the MP4-23 as much as the 2007 car. Of late McLaren appears to have leapfrogged ahead. That - and the reasons behind it - suggest that the enormously deep resources of the team's MTC Centre in Woking may finally be making the critical difference. Ferrari's technical resources are not at the same level. What they've enjoyed these years past is a superb understanding, along with facilities that are adequate. It has allowed them to keep things relatively simple, to focus on what they know is important, to properly translate some of the superb talent in their organisation. But as an example of where it's at technically, it's a team that has only just begun development of its own driving simulator. McLaren's has been in operation for over two years and played a critical part in the huge performance advantage Hamilton enjoyed over the Ferraris at Hockenheim. © 2021 Autosport
In the magazine: Wheldon the Lionheart In AUTOSPORT magazine this week, we reflect on the life of Dan Wheldon with those who knew him best, and remember the day, just a month before his death, when he showed off IndyCar's staircase of talent Mag 
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