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Sauber F1 sacked van der Garde to save 330 jobs

Sauber has found itself in legal trouble just one week before first practice in Melbourne. It emerged on Thursday that, with a valid contract for 2015, Giedo van der Garde is suing the Swiss team in Melbourne and demanding he race this year. The Dutchman's case is based on a recent ruling in Switzerland, where it was found that van der Garde should indeed be given one of the places that ultimately were filled for 2015 by Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson. 'We are in an ongoing process with Giedo van der Garde,' Sauber confirmed to the Swiss newspaper Blick. 'We have terminated his contract, but we had good reason. We made our decision in the interest of the team and its 330 employees.'...
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