It would be "reckless and dangerous" for Giedo van der Garde to race for Sauber at the Australian Grand Prix, the Formula One team's lawyers have argued.

Van der Garde has taken Sauber to court over claims he had an offer of a 2015 race seat unfairly withdrawn, with hopes of driving for the constructor in Melbourne this weekend.

A court in Switzerland has already ruled in Van der Garde's favour, with the Dutchman now hoping the decision will be upheld by Melbourne's international arbitration court ahead of raceday.

However, the Dutchman has not taken part in any of Sauber's pre-season testing, nor had a seat fitted for him in their cars.

With Sauber's ultimate choice of drivers, Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson, looking on in court, defence lawyer Rodney Garratt delivered a stern warning against Van der Garde taking the wheel.

"Mr Van der Garde has no experience driving the c34 Ferrari and would not have sufficient time to learn," Mr Garratt told court on Monday.

"Sauber could not allow him to race... it would be reckless and dangerous to do otherwise.

"It would result in an unacceptable risk of physical harm or even death."

Van der Garde's team argued that a "two-week" timeframe to fit the driver claimed necessary by Sauber could in fact be undertaken in a small matter of days.

The court's decision will be passed down at 10:00 AEDT on Wednesday (23:00 GMT, Tuesday).