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Van der Garde drive would be dangerous says Sauber

Sauber has argued that letting Giedo van der Garde race in Melbourne would be a safety risk. On Monday, Dutch driver van der Garde's case against the Swiss team was heard by the supreme court in Melbourne. Both sides acknowledge that the 29-year-old has a valid contract to race this year, but Sauber signed the higher-paying Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr instead as the Hinwil based team struggled for financial survival. Sauber is therefore fighting van der Garde's bid to race in 2015, starting with Sunday's season opener in Australia. The team's lawyer told the Melbourne court on Monday that allowing the Dutchman to race this weekend would be dangerous because the C34 car is designed only...
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