I don't expect everyone to understand what's going on here but this really shouldn't have been a TV interview, it's only a TV interview so that Jordan can have this discussion under the guise of a TV interview. Bernie is a hard but honest man who few dare tell the truth, which means he gets isolated and detached. On the other hand Jordan is straight shooter who's looking out for F1 as a whole. This is Jordan trying to help Bernie and F1 as a whole to become better and survive in the long run. Big respect to both men, they're both great in their own way.
eddie Jordan is just a legend, a real fan of the sport. He and Jordan GP are sorely sorely missed from F1. You can tell the affection between the 2 men regardless of the hard hitting questions.
You have to admire Bernie, he sold F1 four times, but he never actually owned it in the first place and it was all legal. He made F1 into what it is today, he could do a deal with a promoter, team or other entities, make them pay a higher price than they wanted to pay and the other entity though they had the better part of the deal.
Our mate Wally Warrington bought a little Motorbike from a company called "Pride and Clarke" in. Battersea, and he still has the sales invoice. The salesman was a lovely little fella called "Bernie Eccleston", and yes it was him, and Wally still has the signed sales invoice..
Great man Bernie and so many have come and gone Lotus, Brabham, ligier, Tyrell, Jordan, the list goes on but the greatest and always the same colour Ferrari, too many adverts on the car and the paint has been tampered with, but without them F1? Would lose many spectators.
Bernie is a money fein but he is right. If teams like Sauber and Force India cannot afford to put forth a competitive outfit then they should pull out. Teams like Jordan were a thing of the past and won't be very common going forward. We will see a lot more exciting racing when teams are allowed to spend. What's the point of having a behemoth like Ferrari or Mercedes racing a team like Lotus who can't even pay their bills for the tyres or hospitality suite. What is the point? These teams should go race in GP2 or lower classes.