Ex-F1 racer van der Garde announces retirement

The 38-year-old made his announcement in a video posted to Instagram after concluding his P2 campaign in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with TDS Racing.

“Today I say goodbye to racing,” said van der Garde, who took a P2 class win in the World Endurance Championship’s Portimao round earlier this year for United Autosport.

“A little sad? Maybe, but proud and happy all the same. It has been quite a ride.”

The Dutchman cited a desire to spend more…