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Sauber miss FP1 as legal fight drags on

Formula 1 team Sauber missed opening practice for the Australian Grand Prix on Friday as a legal fight over their driving line-up dragged on in the Melbourne courts. The Swiss team's cars remained in the garage during the 90-minute session at Albert Park, as a contempt of court hearing was adjourned. Sauber on Thursday lost an appeal against a court ruling ordering it to honour a deal with Giedo van der Garde and let him to drive for them in Melbourne. But the financially strapped team has also signed contracts with the heavily sponsored Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr, leaving them in a calamitous position at the season-opener. Ericsson and Nasr were both listed on the boards as Sauber's...
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