article_snippet: Meanwhile Formula One’s penchant for chaos was never better demonstrated than in a bizarre court case unfolding just down the road from the Albert Park track that will host Sunday’s race.
article_snippet: At issue is whether a Dutch driver called Giedo van der Garde should drive for Sauber.
article_snippet: This pickle came about after Sauber seemingly reneged on a contract that said Van der Garde would race for them this season.
article_snippet: But Van der Garde went to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, clutching Van der Garde contract.
article_snippet: Van der Garde Van der Garde has taken Sauber to court claiming Van der Garde right to drive for the team .
article_snippet: Van der Garde found in Van der Garde favour,
article_snippet: The team’s lawyers argued that - only days away from this weekend’s race - installing a different driver was an unacceptable safety risk.
article_snippet: Rodney Garratt QC told the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne that the absence of the correct seatbelt meant Van der Garde could not compete safely given the 210mph speed of the cars and g-forces ‘up to five times their bodyweight’.
article_snippet: Even if they need to make some late changes, why is it less safe to let Van der Garde drive than Roberto Merhi, who was only named as Manor’s driver on Tuesday?
article_snippet: And Van Der Garde, 29, was even Sauber’s test driver last year.
highlights_snippet: Giedo van der Garde's claim to drive for Sauber could end the team .
  