The court hearing between Giedo van der Garde and Sauber will continue on Saturday morning, with the judge urging both parties to talk to each other. Van der Garde was present in the Albert Park paddock on Friday morning and donned Marcus Ericsson’s overalls to undertake a seat fitting in the C34. Neither Ericsson nor Felipe Nasr participated in the first practice session but they did join the action in the second session. The court hearing resumed on Friday morning, with Van der Garde’s lawyers […]

Sauber is appealing the decision of the Victorian Supreme Court to enforce Giedo van der Garde's successful application for a race seat. Van der Garde took the squad to court amid claims that he held a valid contract for 2015. After a Swiss tribunal ruled in his favour last week, the court in Melbourne also sided with the Dutch driver. Sauber's appeal began late on Wednesday afternoon and will continue on Thursday. "We are disappointed with this decision and now need to take time to […]

Giedo van der Garde has won his legal battle against Sauber after the judge at the Victorian Supreme Court ruled in his favour. Van der Garde took the squad to court ahead of this weekend's Australian Grand Prix, claiming that he held a valid contract to race in 2015. A Swiss tribunal backed Van der Garde's case last week. The hearing was held on Monday and during a 10 minute session on Wednesday morning in Melbourne, Justice Croft ruled in Van der Garde's favour, saying […]

A decision on the legal dispute between Giedo van der Garde and Sauber is expected to be handed down by the Victorian Supreme Court on Wednesday morning. Van der Garde has launched legal action against Sauber as he claims he holds a valid 2015 race contract. Van der Garde won an arbitration ruling in Switzerland last week and the Dutch driver is now trying to uphold the decision in Australia, where this weekend's season-opening Grand Prix is taking place. According to 7News, Lawyers acting on […]

Giedo van der Garde is set to take legal action against Sauber, claiming that he was unfairly dismissed from the Swiss outfit. Van der Garde switched from a race seat with Caterham to a reserve role at Sauber for 2014, where he participated in free practice sessions with a view to a race seat for 2015. Van der Garde believes that he holds a valid contract to race for the team this season, but that Sauber reneged on the agreement and opted to sign Felipe […]

McLaren and Sauber have become the first two teams to announce their driver line-ups for next week's second pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain. Jenson Button will drive McLaren's Honda-powered MP4-30 next Thursday and Friday, before team-mate Fernando Alonso assumes driving duties for the final two days of running at his home circuit. Brazilian rookie Felipe Nasr will commence the four day test for Sauber and will also drive the car on the final day of running, book-ending Marcus Ericsson's stint in […]

Sauber rookie Felipe Nasr topped the times for the Swiss squad on the third day of the first pre-season test at Jerez on Tuesday. Nasr recovered from a wild moment in the morning in which he beached his car at Turn 9 to set the pace with a lap time of 1:21.545. Kimi Räikkönen, piloting the Ferrari SF15-T for the first time, ended the day second fastest, with Nico Rosberg third for Mercedes. Rosberg again ensured Mercedes topped the mileage charts with 151 laps, despite […]

Felipe Nasr cut an upbeat figure after spending his first day of testing with Sauber at Jerez on Monday. Nasr took to the circuit in Sauber's C34 and undertook systems check in the morning prior to focusing on power unit settings and tyre evaluation during the afternoon. The Brazilian rookie was also able to sample wet weather conditions when a shower hit the circuit during the final hour of running. "It was a great day," said Nasr, who occupied a reserve role at Williams in […]

Marcus Ericsson was pleased that Sauber discovered 'no major problems' with its C34 after the first day of testing at Jerez. Ericsson suffered a spin during the early stages after getting caught out on a cold track but returned to set the second quickest time, behind Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. "It was a very good day," said Ericsson, who raced for Caterham last season. "First of all it was great to be back in the car after the winter break. I think we have good reasons […]

Sauber has unveiled its C34 as the team bids to recover from its worst season in Formula 1. Sauber failed to score a point in 2014 for the first time in its history and placed 10th in the Constructors’ Championship, only ahead of Caterham on countback of best results. The team has revealed a new look, courtesy of backing from its new driver pairing of ex-Caterham racer Marcus Ericsson and rookie Felipe Nasr, with Ferrari youngster Raffaele Marciello set to act as reserve pilot. "I […]

Sauber will join Ferrari in unveiling their 2015 car during an online launch on Friday. The C34 will be shown to the world via the Internet on Friday morning at 10am CET (GMT+1) "The preparations for the first test of the 2015 season are in full swing," Sauber said in a statement. "From the 1st February on the roll-out of the new Sauber C34-Ferrari will take place in Jerez de la Frontera. "On days one and four Marcus Ericsson will test the new car while […]

Sauber has confirmed that Ferrari youngster Raffaele Marciello will act as the squad's test and reserve driver in 2015. Marciello, 20, won the Formula 3 Championship in 2013 and placed eighth in GP2 in 2014 having scored a victory in Belgium. Marciello, who has previously tested for Ferrari, will receive outings in Friday practice sessions with the Swiss team. "I am really pleased to become a member of Sauber, which has a long tradition of building up excellent drivers," he said. "I really think that […]