By Luke Netto

TOMORROW'S race in Sepang, Malaysia is once again going to be a twilight race starting at 5 pm.

After Melbourne, more drivers are beginning to voice out safety concerns due to a lack of light towards the end of the race, which would be around 6.30 pm when the sun begins to set.

BMW's Robert Kubica described racing under that kind of light as extremely dangerous and feels it should be stopped.

The main concern with Sepang should be the rain though since that is expected tomorrow. The cloudy skies plus the setting sun could make the track extremely dark.

I've raced on the Sepang circuit during this time period and visibility is actually pretty good as long as it's a bright sunny day. It starts to get dark closer to about 7 pm and by about 7.15 pm, visibility starts to become poor.

Another worry for the drivers would be if the entire race is a wet race.

Wet races are usually slightly longer and could sometimes take up to two hours to finish due to slower lap times. If we encounter a wet race this weekend, the drivers could face a wet track, cloudy skies and still be racing at around 7 pm.

Race ruiner

I feel this would be extremely dangerous as there are a couple of turns in Sepang that have blind apexes, and don't forget that Formula One cars do not have headlights to help. The FIA should look into this matter very seriously for the safety of the drivers.

Another worrying factor I noticed after Melbourne is the new regulation for bigger front wings.

I think the new front wing might become a common race ruiner for drivers over the course of this season.

The wider wing cannot be seen at all by the driver in the cockpit. So in instances when the cars are racing very closely, like at the start of races, there will be a hazard when these cars go into the first turn or try to pull off an overtaking manoeuvre.

As seen last weekend in Melbourne, the first turn at the start of the race saw quite a few cars losing their front wings.

And then of course there was the incident between BMW's Robert Kubica and Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel, where both of them lost their front wings and crashed at the very next corner.

The front wings are extremely fragile and usually just a light touch would result in drivers having to pit to replace their damaged wing.

I'm expecting to see this happen a lot more this year than I did last year.

Maybe the FIA should consider changing the regulations for the front wing next year to reduce the number of accidents.

This article was first published in The New Paper .