After the end of the season news reports had doubts that Grosjean would keep his seat into 2010, On 31 January 2010 Renault confirmed that Grosjean's former GP2 teammate at the Addax Team, Vitaly Petrov would be the team's second driver alongside Robert Kubica for the 2010 season leaving Grosjean without a Formula One drive for 2010.
Tras o final da tempada a prensa tiña dúbidas de que Grosjean mantería o seu asento en 2010, o 31 de xaneiro de 2010 Renault na Fórmula 1 confirmou que o ex compañeiro de Grosjean no equipo de GP2 Addax Team, Vitaly Petrov sería o segundo piloto do equipo xunto a Robert Kubica para a tempada 2010 deixando a Grosjean sen unha unidade de Fórmula Un para 2010.