Sutil accused of assault by Lotus shareholder

PARIS - German Formula One driver Adrian Sutil was the subject to a formal complaint by Lotus Renault shareholder Eric Lux on Tuesday for "assault" over an incident at a nightclub after the Chinese Grand Prix.

The 28-year-old Force India driver - yet to finish on the podium in 74 races - is alleged by Lux to have assaulted him at the Shanghai nightclub where the German had come to celebrate close friend Lewis Hamilton's win in the race.

"Following events in Shanghai on April 17 and after taking time to put together a complete dossier on the subject, Mr Eric Lux has decided to make a formal complaint against Mr Adrian Sutil for assault," said Lux's Geneva-based lawyer Marc Henzelin.