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Van der Garde causes a stir with Spa paddock visit

Giedo van der Garde says he is not targeting a return to formula one. On Saturday, the Dutchman announced on social media that he is visiting the Belgian grand prix -- his first paddock appearance since the Melbourne court dramas. "Don't panic Sauber," he wrote on Twitter, "I've only got some meetings." Actually, van der Garde's mere entrance to the paddock proved challenging, with De Telegraaf newspaper claiming Bernie Ecclestone had told all of the teams to refuse to give him a pass. Ultimately, he did get into the paddock. Rumours surfaced immediately that one of his scheduled meetings was with Manor, who are still looking for a paying driver to replace Roberto Merhi....
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