28 Apr 2015

Sauber beset by more legal trouble?

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<b>UNSETTLING EPISODE: </b> Williams' reserve driver Adrian Sutil may take Sauber to court. <em> Image: Facebook / Glenn Dunbar </em>

GENEVA, Switzerland - Sauber's legal troubles could be set to re-ignite in Spain before the Formula 1 race to be held in Barcelona on May 10.

Ahead of the 2015 F1 season opener the Swiss team found itself in a near-terminal court struggle with Giedo van der Garde.

The Dutchman ultimately escaped with a reported €15-million (the equivalent of about R196-million) in compensation after Sauber reneged on the driver's signed-'n-sealed 2015 race deal.

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