F1 development curve will flatten amid third year of rules cycle

The 2022 rules cycle has been dominated by Max Verstappen and Red Bull, but behind them teams have gradually closed up, with 2023 one of the most competitive seasons in history in terms the lap time differences between all 10 teams.

Heading into the third year of stable regulations, Stella believes teams will start encountering “diminishing returns” on aero development after two years of spectacular progress up and down the grid.

“I think this…