So Max has decided to step down just to keep FOTA members within the championship. But that, apparently, will not be enough to appease the pack. Leading teams walked out of an FIA meeting that had next year’s regulations in the agenda.

Held at the Nurburgring, FIA’s Charlie Whiting informed the eight FOTA teams that, since they are currently entered into the 2010 championshios, they will have no voting rights for decisions regarding technical and sporting regulations. FOTA members weren’t pleased at all.

“It will be remembered that all eight active FOTA members were included on the ‘accepted’ entry list as endorsed by the FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) and communicated by FIA press statement on June 24.

In light of these claims, the FOTA representatives requested a postponement of today’s meetings. This was rejected on the grounds that no new Concorde Agreement would be permitted before a unanimous approval of the 2010 regulations was achieved,” A FOTA statement said.

FIA has yet to an issue a statement but by the looks of it, next year’s championship is really messed up until further developments.