At the start of the year FIA president Max Mosley confirmed the cost of the licence – the document that allows drivers to compete in F1 – would rise from £1,354 (€1,719) to £7,858 (€9,979), whilst the points levy would cost £1,570 (€1,993) from £357 (€453).

Although the money goes towards maintaining safety standards, the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association are in uproar and determined that Mosley has a re-think.

If not one of the prospects open to the GPDA is for its members to go on strike, although such a possibility has been quashed by a number of other drivers.

Honda star Button said: “I’m sure they could strike, but I don’t think sponsors and contracts would allow them.

“It’s obviously a lot harder on those drivers scoring hundreds of points every year.

“I think the shock for the drivers is that the fee has jumped so much this year compared to last year.”

Mosley imposed the new levy retrospectively, which led to world champion Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton and Alonso paying around £180,000 (€228,585.50) last year to compete in F1.

Veteran David Coulthard believes a compromise will be found as he maintains the possibility of a strike is “rubbish.”

“Not every driver pays his super licence,” remarked the Red Bull ace.

“Some of the drivers have an agreement in their contract where the team pay the super licence.

“As it’s a form of income for the FIA they have decided ’well, we will take part of that from the drivers’.

“But it’s affecting some and not others, which is not entirely fair, so it needs to be discussed and understood.”

Current world championship leader Robert Kubica is among those who believes Mosley needs to seriously consider the matter.

“Drivers who don’t have quick cars and are not scoring points don’t care because they don’t pay, so we are trying to convince the FIA to reduce the costs,” confirmed Kubica.

“The FIA says the money goes to safety, and I agree safety is important.

“If the standard of safety increased then in the end we should pay for it because there is quite a high risk of an accident.

“Given my accident last year, and Heikki (Kovalainen)’s this year, it shows the FIA are doing a very good job on safety.

“But I don’t see why some drivers have to pay more. In the end we are all driving F1 cars.”

A meeting in Monaco between Mosley and the GPDA was cancelled due to the furore surrounding the 68-year-old at the time.

An FIA spokesman has confirmed Mosley wrote to the GPDA on June 6 stating he would be happy to meet with them, and to name a time and venue, but he has yet to receive a reply.