F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has shrugged off accusations that Sunday's uneventful season-opener in Bahrain is a sign of things to come for the 2010 campaign.
The dearth of excitement in Sakhir is being viewed by many as a by-product of the sports' new regulations, which include a ban on refuelling. However, Ecclestone believes that it is far too early to come to any conclusions on the effects of the changes.
"I don't panic about anything," the Briton told Reuters. "Even if there was an earthquake in London, I wouldn't panic."
"I thought that Sunday's race was on a par with many of the races of the last five year. We need to wait for three or four races, there are lots of new things... we used to have lots of testing.
"Before we start thinking of changes we should take a serious look at the technical regulations. We'll have a chat in Malaysia, I'm sure."
Certain to be on the agenda in Malaysia is Ecclestone's much-ridiculed idea of introducing short cuts, which he continues to defend to the hilt.
"I'm dead serious," he said. "What is a joke are the technical regulations at the moment and what they are producing.
"I'm pushing (for short cuts) but sometimes people don't understand these things too well, they don't see the advantages. But it would be good for a TV commentator, you'd get a lot of excitement out of it."