van de Garde sueing Sauber

[suffolk009]

Just seen a nice bit from Joe Saward. He puts the contract problems into the context of Sauber being forced to change it's plans for 2015 after Jules Bianchi accident.

[DanielSan]

suffolk009 said:

Just seen a nice bit from Joe Saward. He puts the contract problems into the context of Sauber being forced to change it's plans for 2015 after Jules Bianchi accident.

And the most obvious change of plan being to sign 4 drivers? Or is he just trying to defend the undefendable?

[suffolk009]

DanielSan said:

suffolk009 said:

Just seen a nice bit from Joe Saward. He puts the contract problems into the context of Sauber being forced to change it's plans for 2015 after Jules Bianchi accident.

And the most obvious change of plan being to sign 4 drivers? Or is he just trying to defend the undefendable?

I don't know.

If I had to guess, it seems to me that Sauber needed to change their plans, for whatever reason. I surmise(from limited dealings with lawyers, albeit well away from F1 and motorsport) that they knew they would need to compensate GvdG for terminating his contract, but they couldn't/wouldn't agree on the price.

Sutil has, I believe, been almost silent to date on the matter.

[Inertiatic]

DanielSan said:

suffolk009 said:

Just seen a nice bit from Joe Saward. He puts the contract problems into the context of Sauber being forced to change it's plans for 2015 after Jules Bianchi accident.

And the most obvious change of plan being to sign 4 drivers? Or is he just trying to defend the undefendable?

5?

Nasr
Ericcson
VdG
Sutil
Silvestre

Hell, I bought a house last week, and as I signed some documents there is a good chance that I'm now a Sauber driver

[DanielSan]

Inertiatic said:

5?

Nasr
Ericcson
VdG
Sutil
Silvestre

Hell, I bought a house last week, and as I signed some documents there is a good chance that I'm now a Sauber driver

I had a driving assessment for a new job today, and one tomorrow. I have a feeling at least one of them may result in driving a Sauber this year aswell. I'll see you at Silverstone

[Europa1]

suffolk009 said:

DanielSan said:

suffolk009 said:

Just seen a nice bit from Joe Saward. He puts the contract problems into the context of Sauber being forced to change it's plans for 2015 after Jules Bianchi accident.

And the most obvious change of plan being to sign 4 drivers? Or is he just trying to defend the undefendable?

I don't know.

If I had to guess, it seems to me that Sauber needed to change their plans, for whatever reason. I surmise(from limited dealings with lawyers, albeit well away from F1 and motorsport) that they knew they would need to compensate GvdG for terminating his contract, but they couldn't/wouldn't agree on the price.

Sutil has, I believe, been almost silent to date on the matter.

Sutil's turn to sue before Malaysia?

I used to think Bernie had a rare talent for making F1 look a strange mixture of ruthless and stupid, but Sauber have made him look like a rank amateur.

[Roo]

That Sauber press release does look like it was written by Sniff Petrol.

[Chrisgr31]

suffolk009 said:

Sutil has, I believe, been almost silent to date on the matter.

I thought I heard that Sutil had been taking action against Sauber in the Swiss courts, so not sure that one has gone away yet.

[Byker28i]

No one got the t-shirt yet "No I'm Sparticus/a Sauber F1 driver..."