Marcus Ericsson’s participation in this year’s Formula 1 debut in Australia is still hanging in the air.
Neither he nor Sauberkollegan Felipe Nasr took part in Friday’s first practice .
The training in the sunshine on the racing track in Albert Park just outside of Melbourne was the first after Thursday’s decision in an Australian court gives Sauber former reserve driver Giedo van der Garde right to run one of the team’s two cars in Sunday’s race .
Dutchman van der Garde was sacked by Sauber after last season but believe they have contracts with stable even in 2015, and has now given in court, both in Switzerland and in Australia.
Minimum Information
What it means for Marcus Ericsson and Brazilian Felipe Nasr, who both joined the Sauber ahead of this season, is still unclear, however. The questions regarding F1 soup called ‘seat gate “is great, but the information that left the stables is minimal.
There are many indications that Giedo van der Garde, despite the court order must not run the race because he has not got his” super license “which the International Automobile Federation Fia require in order to be able to drive Formula 1. However, this does not automatically mean that Ericsson and Nasr may run instead.
Chances prison
According motorsports journalist Adam Cooper, who guarded the legal process in place, risk Sauber to get their equipment – including cars – seized. In addition, van der Garde lawyer in the night have pressed the Sauber team boss Monisha Kaltenborn be jailed for defying court’s decision.
“An Australian judge in the afternoon to take a decision on whether Sauber equipment into the seizure of the court – and about the team’s director Monisha Kaltenborn shall be punished with imprisonment or a fine, “writes Adam Cooper on his blog.
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