article_snippet: The legal battle between Sauber and Giedo van der Garde will continue on Thursday, just 27 hours before the start of first practice for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
article_snippet: Garde was axed from Garde role as test driver at the end of last season as Sauber instead employed Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr, both of whom brought considerable sponsorship.
article_snippet: Garde, though, claimed to have proof Garde was offered a race seat for 2015 and so took Garde case initially to an arbitration panel in Switzerland which recently ordered Sauber 'to refrain from taking action' that would deny Garde a drive.
article_snippet: Notably there is the fact Ericsson and Nasr have contracts with the team for this year, and are expecting to be in the cockpit on Friday, with the first practice session due to commence at 12.30pm local time.
article_snippet: Van der Garde leaves the court after a judge ruled that Sauber must let the driver compete in Melbourne .
article_snippet: and we'll work hard to do we best for this weekend,' Van der Garde said.
article_snippet: Van der Garde driving for Sauber at the Italian Grand Prix last September . '
article_snippet: Asked as to the other drivers, Van der Garde replied: 'It's up to the other drivers what the other drivers are going to do, and up to the team.