From GMM and 422race.com
According to Italian website 422race.com, Force India Formula 1 driver Adrian Sutil was involved in a bar fight after the recent Chinese Grand Prix.
In 1991, Belgian driver Bertrand Gachot was arrested in the UK for having used tear gas against a taxi driver. The incident allowed a young Michael Schumacher to contest his maiden Grand Prix aboard the Jordan-Ford 191.
Formula 1 TV broadcasters RAI (Italy) and TF1 (France) had already reported that Adrian Sutil got into a fight in Shanghai.
The Italian website 422race.com has now reported details, including the fact that Renault owner Genii's Eric Lux was left bloodied after the scrape in the M1NT nightclub.
Scars on Gerard Lopez’s right hand man Lux's neck were spotted in the Istanbul paddock and a team spokesman confirmed: "I can confirm that there has been an incident on Sunday after the Chinese GP involving Eric Lux.”
"Lotus Renault GP is however not in a position to make any comments, as it is a private matter between Eric and the other person."
Eyewitnesses at the club reportedly saw Lux rushing from a VIP room with blood streaming down his neck. Sutil's friend Lewis Hamilton was rushed out of the same room by his bodyguards moments later.
"Sutil apparently had to run out of China to avoid legal problems on the matter," reported 422race.com.
The FIA said it is not investigating the matter, and a Force India spokesman added: "It is a private matter between the parties involved and we don't have any information on that, so we don't want to make any comment."
UPDATE
On Wednesday night, Sutil published a press release that was sent to German publication Bild. It reads: “On 17 April 2011, after the Grand Prix of China I attended an event. I was at this event as part of my private life. Then I did something very unfortunate when I hurt another person completely unintentionally. I regret the incident and I apologized accordingly.”
“The incident happened during a private event that has nothing to do with Formula 1 or my job as a Formula 1 driver. Therefore I ask you to understand that I will not say anything more on this incident."
According to Italian website 422race.com, Force India Formula 1 driver Adrian Sutil was involved in a bar fight after the recent Chinese Grand Prix.
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| Adrian Sutil, Force India (Photo: Force India) |
In 1991, Belgian driver Bertrand Gachot was arrested in the UK for having used tear gas against a taxi driver. The incident allowed a young Michael Schumacher to contest his maiden Grand Prix aboard the Jordan-Ford 191.
Formula 1 TV broadcasters RAI (Italy) and TF1 (France) had already reported that Adrian Sutil got into a fight in Shanghai.
The Italian website 422race.com has now reported details, including the fact that Renault owner Genii's Eric Lux was left bloodied after the scrape in the M1NT nightclub.
Scars on Gerard Lopez’s right hand man Lux's neck were spotted in the Istanbul paddock and a team spokesman confirmed: "I can confirm that there has been an incident on Sunday after the Chinese GP involving Eric Lux.”
"Lotus Renault GP is however not in a position to make any comments, as it is a private matter between Eric and the other person."
Eyewitnesses at the club reportedly saw Lux rushing from a VIP room with blood streaming down his neck. Sutil's friend Lewis Hamilton was rushed out of the same room by his bodyguards moments later.
"Sutil apparently had to run out of China to avoid legal problems on the matter," reported 422race.com.
The FIA said it is not investigating the matter, and a Force India spokesman added: "It is a private matter between the parties involved and we don't have any information on that, so we don't want to make any comment."
UPDATE
On Wednesday night, Sutil published a press release that was sent to German publication Bild. It reads: “On 17 April 2011, after the Grand Prix of China I attended an event. I was at this event as part of my private life. Then I did something very unfortunate when I hurt another person completely unintentionally. I regret the incident and I apologized accordingly.”
“The incident happened during a private event that has nothing to do with Formula 1 or my job as a Formula 1 driver. Therefore I ask you to understand that I will not say anything more on this incident."
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| Adrian Sutil, Force India (Photo: Force India) |