Formula One's civil war is poised to draw to a close this weekend following a resounding show of unity from the teams.

That is primarily due to the "common ground" discovered by the Formula One Teams' Association during a two-and-a-half-hour debate on Renault chief Briatore's majestic Force Blue.

It allowed them to present a united front to Mosley in the meeting that immediately followed on his 'home turf' of the ACM that sits on the start/finish straight of the Monte-Carlo circuit.

Although there was no outright conclusion, FOTA are to hold further talks today prior to again speaking with Mosley when it is hoped an end to the saga will be reached.

The indication is that, while the teams are not averse to the introduction of a budget cap, the £40million figure demanded by Mosley from next season is too little, too soon.

What might be unveiled is a 'glide-path' cap that will see the teams arrive at Mosley's intended target by 2012.

After a three-hour discussion with Mosley, Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo said: "It was a long and constructive meeting.

"FOTA will have another meeting (today) and then there will be another meeting with Mosley.

"What we want is that Formula One stays as Formula One and that it doesn't become something different and go towards constant changes which confuse the public and all the others.

"What we want is stability and that we work over the next two years to arrive at a way of further reducing costs."

The intention is clear, to ensure the DNA of F1 remains intact, while at the same time working constructively and within what would appear to be a reasonable timeframe on saving money.

Whether Mosley was caught off guard by FOTA's show of unity is unclear because in recent meetings it appeared they were divided on a way forward.

But the suggestion from di Montezemolo when he spoke for the first time after the meeting on Briatore's yacht was it would be a case of one out, all out if Mosley failed to yield on his demands.

As di Montezemolo stated at the time: "FOTA is now an organisation with a common view.

"We are all together and in position to go to the chairman of FIA (Mosley) saying in a very constructive but very clear way the position of FOTA.

"That we will not enter the championship with these rules and with this governance.

"We have to discuss the possibility to change the situation in a constructive and clear way because we want Formula One, we don't want something different."

With further meetings planned throughout the course of the weekend, it would appear the finer points of the details need to be ironed out.

Mosley at least offered a positive outlook by conceding he is "always hopeful and confident there will be an agreement".

Brawn GP CEO Nick Fry, the only team member to offer an opinion on the day's events, said: "It's all good progress and we go to the next level of discussion.

"Proposals were made on both sides and common ground was found so I'm sure there will be more discussion and I think we'll be done this weekend."