From 2010, the drivers championship will be decided by which driver has the most wins, rather than an accumulation of points.

The new format was to be rushed in for this year's championship, but was thrown out after the F1 teams rejected the proposal over the weekend.

Webber returned to Australia on Sunday for this weekend's grand prix season opener in Melbourne.

The Red Bull driver said the format should not have been changed.

''The best driver is the guy who gets the most points,'' Webber told The Canberra Times.

''Generally the guy who wins the most races wins the championship anyway but consistency should also be rewarded so I hope they leave it like that.''

But F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone said the scoring system would be introduced in 2010 whether drivers and teams liked it or not.

Ecclestone said he was disappointed the new plan had been thrown out to revert to the traditional points-per-race system.

''Absolutely [I'm unhappy],'' he said. ''If you go to the athletics and look at the 100m you're not looking at the guy that's second, you're looking at the winner. The whole idea is nothing to do with winning the world championship.

''The idea was to make sure people race to win, not to be second or third and collect points.

''It will be supported by the FIA and it will be in the regulations, so when the people enter the championship, that's what the regulation will be.

''To make any changes when the entries have closed, you have to get a unanimous agreement between all the people that have entered, and it would appear that some of the teams didn't like the idea.''

Ecclestone scotched talk that the new system could make for a less interesting championship, should the champion be crowned well before the end of the season.

''That's too bad,'' Ecclestone said. ''Maybe they'd be watching the other races where the people are racing to win rather than be second.'' with AAP