Whats going on in F1?

The Formula One governing body the International Automobile Federation (FIA) has been criticized over their decision to allow new teams to enter F1 for the 2010 season.

In a column published on the official Ferrari website, the Italian team has gone on the attack towards the FIA for encouraging the struggling newcomers Campos F1 and US F1 instead of supporting the older teams such as BMW and Toyota, who have both left the sport.

The Ferrari column attributes blame for the current problems to the former FIA president Max Mosley, who rowed with established manufacturers such as Ferrari last season over his plans to bring in new teams. "This is the legacy of the holy war waged by the former FIA president," the column continued. "The cause in question was to allow smaller teams to get into Formula One.

This is the outcome: two teams will limp into the start of the championship, a third (Stefan Grand Prix) is being pushed into the ring by an invisible hand... and, as for the fourth (US F1), where have they gone?

On 24 February 2010 it was reported that Campos and US F1 were in discussions about the possibility of a merger which means Jose Maria Lopez could be transferring to the Campos F1 team.

In the meantime, we have lost two constructors along the way, in the shape of BMW and Toyota, while at Renault, there's not much left other than the name. Was it all worth it?

The 2010 F1 season starts on March 12 with practice and the first race on March 14, Who will be there at the first round? Do we need to wait until May to see a full grid?