Former F1 driver Adrian Sutil has reportedly been arrested in an international raid on suspicion of fraud and embezzlement.<\/p>\n
The 42-year-old was detained on Thursday morning, according to German newspaper Bild, with investigators reportedly calling it a \u201cparticularly serious case\u201d.<\/p>\n
Adrian Sutil is reportedly in custody in a Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg prison<\/p>\n
Sutil spent seven seasons on the Formula 1 grid over an eight-year period from 2007 to 2014, racing for Spyker, Force India and Sauber.<\/p>\n
He disappeared from the racing scene after a year on the sidelines as a Williams reserve before competing in the Ferrari Challenge Europe in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n
However, today it\u2019s his alleged off-track antics that are making headlines.<\/p>\n
According to Bild<\/a>, the 42-year-old was arrested on Thursday morning when police officers raided three addresses; one in Monaco, Switzerland and Sindelfingen.<\/p>\n Sutil was amongst those arrested.<\/p>\n Although the German publication said the public prosecutor\u2019s office would not comment on what exactly Sutil has been accused of, investigators say there is suspicion of \u201cjoint fraud in a particularly serious case and joint embezzlement\u201d.<\/p>\n Sutil was taken to the Stuttgart District Court, where a judge executed an arrest warrant. The German is currently sitting, Bild claims, in custody in a Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg prison.<\/p>\n The German\u2019s lawyer has not commented on the matter.<\/p>\n More on the wacky world of Formula 1<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 Seven chaotic F1 race weekends: Missile strikes, COVID-19, track invaders and more<\/a><\/p>\n