It won't make a bit of difference mate... the FIA will have to relent

The problem is Bernie has now backed himself in to a really tight corner. On one hand he's pushing for the cost cuts, on the other he's just said he wont let the FIA chase out Ferrari.
Now the team he is speaking about is irellevant before people start the ferrari thing.
The fact is he's created an impossible situation.
I could see Bernie pushing the teams to create a new series with him as promoter and as a seperate entity to the FIA. Bernie owns the F1 trademark. Without Ferrari, without Toyota, red bull, BMW and Renault there is no money. He cant sell a series on Brawn and Mclaren, just one look in the stands and to this day the biggest merchandise sellers are still Ferrari. Thats then closely followed by Mclaren and Renault. So two of the three biggest money makers are gone, he'll follow those guys.
However I also believe the FIA would then basically turn round and obviously say that you can no longer call the series winner the official world champions, because technically F1 and the world championship are still two seperate entitys, its just a case now that only the F1 races qualify for the world championship unlike the past where things like the indy 500 would also be a part.
No one wants a split series, we end up with a situation, of Indycar and Champ car again.
The past two seasons should have shown and told the FIA, the teams, and the fans that as it was F1 had the ability to provide perhaps the two greatest seasons for a long time. But all we heard was the new rules would close every one up, bring lots of new winners and everyone would enjoy lots of over taking. The teams have been forced to spend more this year thanks to KERS and the stupid moveable wing, than the last two years. We've been left with a confusing situation with the diffusors creating two differant types of car at the start, and we've got a 2004 like situation again that everyone wanted to avoid.
They have taken F1 away from the fans no matter what they may say about bringing it back to us. By this I mean the banning of in-season testing. For many of us commoners we cant afford £200 to sit on a hard plastic seat for 3 days in the pouring rain while camping in a field of what can only be a mix of human and sheep dung. The inseason testing was at one point free, but even at £15 it was a bargin, gave myself a chance to go see these beasts up close 3 years running and gave me a chance to meet Rob for a nice day out and a good chat about all things F1, football and flooring.
I for one would be more than happy to see them break away if it brings all these things back, the season finishes of 2007 and 08. The testing that we can go to, and the levels of technology and the best of the best cars fighting each other for the win. Not some budget induced level playing field that personally I would say makes a mockery of what is supposed to be a competition. I think someone said it here before, thats like telling usaini bolt to put 10lbs of lead in his running shoes to give the others a chance. I dont want to see the others have a chance, I want to see them train harder and come back next time better in an attempt to win.
And thats the situation we're in now with F1. Whether your me and a ferrari fan. Or a Lewis fan or a Mclaren fan or Renault and so on. You want to see your team come back, work hard to pick the pace up and you want to see them win because they've worked hard to deserve it. Where will be next year when the teams are all far apart like this, we have one clear leader, and because everyone spent their £40 million in designing the car, that wont change at all and all season one car will be off in the distance while everyone fights for 3rd place.