So after all the build up to what was expected to be the most exciting season of F1 grand prix racing in decades we finally had the Bahrain grand prix and everyone yawned and fell asleep.

It had all the potential with four previous world championship winners racing, four top teams who all had pretty good cars and rule changes that require all the teams to run the whole length of the race on one tank of fuel meaning the drivers would have to drive more intelligently to both conserve fuel and tyes.

It all sounded good on paper but the reality proved rather different. The tyres seem not to be a major issue and the concerns before the race that the first set of tyres could be ruined within the first couple of laps proved unfounded and the extra weight of the cars from the start apparently not a major problem.

The race was decided more by qualifying position that race craft thanks to the difficulties of anyone overtaking anyone else thanks to the airflow problems caused as soon as a car gets too close to the car in front.

It seems that every year the problem of airflow over the cars is an issue which prevents the following cars getting close enough to overtake and it is a problem that must surely be addressed. If the authorities were to stop pussy-footing around and ban the big wings both front and rear that would surely make the races more challenging for the drivers and more interesting for spectators.

I guess there is a risk that there would be more crashes but surely the drivers job is to drive at a speed suitable for the car and avoid crashes regardless of whether they have wings on the cars or not.

Something needs to be done or it is likely that only the keenest of enthusiasts will be left watching come the end of the season if Bahrain is an example of what we can expect.

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