The teams objected to what they believed would be a two-tier championship and five of the teams within the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA), Ferrari, BMW Sauber, Renault, Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso announced their intentions to withdraw from the 2010 championship.
Momčadi su prigovorile da bi to moglo stvoriti dvije klase u prvenstvu te je pet momčadi unutar FOTA-e (Formula One Teams Association), Ferrari, BMW Sauber, Renault, Red Bull Racing i Toro Rosso najavilo povlačenje iz prvenstva 2010.