The rag burns between Sauber and Van der Garde

While Giedo van der Garde confirmed he has reached agreement with Sauber F1 Team, the Swiss team was surprised by the words of the Dutchman who ended his contract with the structure ofHinwil. Both parties made the headlines in the specialist press despite the start of the season at the Australian GP, ​​with the Dutchman claiming the validity of his contract as a regular driver with the Australian courts, which ruled in his favor.

“We were a little surprised by Giedo’s press release”, we can read in the Sauber press release F1 team. « We don't know his intentions. He might try to present himself as a winner when we were hoping to end this after our agreement...”

Sauber F1 Team defends itself despite the court decision. « We would have very good answers to Giedo's many comments and accusations. But responding to this would not benefit the team, our fans and our partners. This would only encourage muddy opposition through the press and we will not shy away from that. »