The deal came after Renault publicised their intentions to reduce their engine supply to three teams in 2014, before the French manufacturer ultimately settled on supplying four.
Aftalen blev indgået efter at Renault offentliggjorde at de ønskede at reducere antallet af teams de var motorleverandør til, til tre i 2014, men den franske producent bestemte sig senere for at levere til fire.