If you don't understand what Pic or vd Garde are doing in F1, you've been sleeping for a long time!

The 2011 season vd Garde was championshipleader for the first half of the season and if it was not up to Bianchi he still would be second in the championship that year whitout any problem. Regarding his disapointing races in Belgium and Monza! That Pic beat him in the standing was just because of that. It was Pic his second and vd Garde his third year at GP2.

Charles Pic:
3th in the FR 2.0
3th in the WSR
4th in the GP2
Then you are a top contender in this series!

vd Garde
World Champion Formula Super A karting
good results with lesser material in F3, only his last year with McLaren backing was a disapointment, still second at the Masters of F3, several podiums sharing it with the top drivers of F1 at this moment. Had his share off bad luck that year!
Champion in the WSR in 2008 with a very strong appearance.
Three wins with i-Sport on his debut at GP2, and i-Sport wassen't the championship team anymore at that moment.
2011 runner up in GP2 if Bianchi did not crash in to him for several times.
Brought Caterham GP2 to the front of the GP2 grid in 2012, a team in their second season at GP2 and wich never been so far up front untill then.

Both are drivers that deserve their chance in F1, just as Petrov, Bianchi, Kobayashi, d'Ambrossio and many others got their chance! And not only for their money, but also bassed on their talent, which they realy have!