Felipe Massa believes it's too soon to condemn F1's new regulations, insisting that more than one race is needed before passing down judgment.
Sunday's Bahrain GP bore led to widespread condemnation of the new regulations, which include a ban on refuelling.
In previous races the results have often been decided by pit stop strategies but on Sunday they weren't as all the front runners pitted together and emerged in pretty much the same order.
A serious lack of overtaking was another feature in the race as hot, dirty air prevented the drivers from closing up enough to attempt a pass.
The procession has led to many calling for a rethink of the rules, with implementing a mandatory second pit stop emerging as the favourite.
Massa, though, insists a knee-jerk reaction is not what the sport needs.
"I have seen in the media some criticism that maybe the tyre rules and lack of refuelling made the grand prix boring to watch for the spectators, but I think it is too early to comment after just one race," Massa told the official Ferrari website.
"However, it is true that the situation at the start of the race is that we are six to seven seconds slower than in qualifying.
"Running on very low fuel to get a good grid position, you have a massive amount of grip, but then, on Sunday, you have a very heavy car with absolutely no grip in the early laps.
"Added to this, if you are following someone closely, trying to overtake, you lose more aerodynamic downforce, so these two factors combined mean it is even harder to overtake."
