Featured Article: Driver Overview - Giedo Van Der Garde

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Giedo Van der Garde was born on April 25th in Rhenen, Netherlands and has been associated with many different racing series since the early 2000's. He signed with "Van Amersfoort" in 2000 to make his Formula Renault debut. After spending a few years competing in Formula 3 and Formula Renault 3.5, where he finished as Champion, he then signed on to the GP2 series where he finished 7th in the Championship. In 2011 he raced in the GP2 Asia Series with a team called "Barwa Addax" - His team-mate was Charles Pic.

The start to his F1 Career really started in 2012 when he was announced as a Reserve Driver for Caterham. With a handful of good practice sessions completed for the team throughout the season, Caterham gave him a main seat in 2013, where he partnered his former GP2 team-mate, Pic. He impressed with a P15 qualifying spot for the team and his best race finish of the season was 14th, in the Hungarian Grand Prix.

While Caterham was impressed, the team opted not to sign Giedo or Pic for the 2014 season. However, Sauber then announced that they'd signed Giedo as their main reserve/test driver. He has already completed 3 FP1 sessions for the team, including in: Bahrain, China and Spain.

While Sauber won't talk about whether or not he will he a main driver in 2015, one thing is for sure, he has impressed the whole team, including a proud Monisha Kaltenborn. Giedo does hold a lot of talent when it comes to racing and there's no doubt that teams will be eager to sign him for next year.

In addition to racing, he also enjoys cycling. He also expressed his happiness after recently marrying his girlfriend of 10 years.

You can check out his official Facebook Page here: www.facebook.com/giedovandergarde

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Article Written By: Amy Hawk.

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Spanish GP: Driver Preview Quotes - Sauber

Next Quotes come from the Sauber F1 Team and there's also a quote from Giedo Van Der Garde, the current test and reserve for the team! He'll be driving in Free Practice #1 for the Spanish GP!

Adrian Sutil - "All of us drivers know the track in Barcelona quite well as everyone has tested there very often. The Circuit de Catalunya is a nice track with high aerodynamic demands on the car. There are some fast corners and only one long straight. The last sector is quite tight, therefore slower and not easy to drive. We have to find a compromise in terms of the car's aerodynamic set-up. With one setting the first and second sectors will be good, but the last sector will be a disadvantage, or vice versa. We will be travelling to Barcelona with some car updates, which I hope will help us to improve our performance. Obviously, I expect more than in the last races. After three retirements in a row, we need to finish this race. I am looking forward, and I think that our performance will be stronger than in the previous races."

Esteban Gutierrez - 

"The Spanish Grand Prix is the beginning of the European season, and where updates to the car will be introduced. For us it is an opportunity to improve our level of competitiveness. I have faith in my team, everyone is doing their best. We are positive and expect to make a step forward. Regarding the track, I really enjoy driving on the Circuit de Catalunya. In every category I have raced in, I have always enjoyed the atmosphere there. Last year was very positive for me because I did the fastest lap in the race. I am fully prepared to go for the maximum and to get the most out of the car."

Giedo Van Der Garde - "It is nice to come back to Europe and especially to Barcelona. The Circuit de Catalunya is a track that I like a lot. We will have some updates and our C33 will weigh less, so it will be interesting to see how the car behaves. I am positive, and I am keen to get back behind the wheel. After FP1 on Friday I will have a full day of testing on Tuesday, so I am looking forward to that."

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Giedo Van Der Garde to drive in Free Practice 1 in Bahrain

Former Caterham-Renault F1 driver, Giedo Van Der Garde from the Netherlands has been given a drive for Free Practice 1 on Friday. He will take the place of Esteban Gutierrez for the session. Since leaving Caterham, Giedo has been picked up by Sauber and placed in the team as a Reserve driver.

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