I am surprised that after such a long time of waiting van der Garde has finally made it into F1 as well. His sponsors have been patient enough, I have to say then. Well, more patient than the sponsors of other drivers, who have already dropped out of F1 without finding the necessary funding (Petrov among them).

But overall I don't expect the Dutchman to accomplish more than hanging around for 1-2 seasons at best. Before it is his turn to run out of money, when the sponsors get bored (read: they realize their driver has already peaked).