News Details

Van der Garde denies being unprepared for Sauber seat

Giedo van der Garde on Wednesday declared himself "happy, fit and ready to drive" this weekend in Melbourne. A local court has ruled that the Dutchman can take his place at Sauber this year, after the Swiss team signed him but then replaced him with Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr. The ruling is devastating news for Sauber, after the team almost collapsed late last year and only immediate sponsor payments from Ericsson and Nasr kept it afloat. In Monday's hearing, the team's lawyer said letting van der Garde drive in Melbourne was a safety risk, given that all the testing and car modifications have been made with a different pair of drivers in mind. But the judge on Wednesday...
Full Story »
10y ago from GrandPrix.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Van der Garde: I still have a very good relationship...

Giedo van der Garde on Wednesday declared himself happy, fit and ready to...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Weird situation at Sauber, Van der Garde wins legal...

Giedo van der Garde on Wednesday declared himself 'happy, fit and ready...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Van der Garde drive would be ‘dangerous’ – Sauber

Sauber has argued that letting Giedo van der Garde race in Melbourne...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Van der Garde wins court ruling v Sauber

An Australian court on Wednesday ruled that Dutchman Giedo van der Garde...
10y ago from SuperSport.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Fabio Quartararo captures home MotoGP pole position at...

Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo claimed his second-consecutive MotoGP pole...

Marc Marquez prevails to take Le Mans MotoGP Sprint...

Marc Marquez remains unbeaten in MotoGP Sprint races in 2025 as he took...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar IMS GP – Qualifying Results

The third session of Friday’s marathon day on track for IndyCar was a...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Alex Palou blasts away to earn IndyCar pole at...

Friday afternoon on the Indianapolis road course was reserved for an...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Palou quickest in practice as IndyCar begins stint at...

The NTT IndyCar Series began the Indianapolis GP weekend with a chilly...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal leading race to sign 65 million-rated 'top...

Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Gittens has been linked with a move to the...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal 'start contract talks' with experienced...

Arsenal reportedly start talks with one of their experienced attackers...
1h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Team News: Liverpool vs. Arsenal injury, suspension...

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead...
28m ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Report: Arsenal star has Saudi transfer interest but...

Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli is reportedly attracting interest from...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.