Don't forget who holds the cards here.
Bernie is only as good as the next concorde agreement - if all the teams decide that they've had enough of FOM (FOA or whatever they are called now) and a new deal would see the teams with more in their pockets and greater freedom to race as they want to race, then that's what will happen.
I wonder if Bernie's recent endeavours to create fake wet races, and other such crackpot ideas are enough fuel for majority FOTA members to see this through and effectively give them what they said they were going for a couple of years ago - a new Formula One championship.
This I suspect, could be partly orchestrated by the FIA, as it's no secret that Bernie and Todt do not exactly get on with each other, especially in light of Bernie's statements about Todt, as can be seen here:
http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/859024-ber ... max-mosley
And a recent article about FIA seeking a better deal here:
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2011/04/t ... r-the-fia/
This would also explain why Bernie recently reported that he knew nothing of any deal - OF COURSE YOU DON'T BERNIE, IT'S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU.
Thoughts? Am I as crackpot as Bernie?
All makes pretty sound business sense to me! This old man is becoming a joke, and the FIA need someone to buy him out before F1 becomes a circus, clowns and all.
Yer.