2012 Formula One World Championship
Adrian Sutil left Force India, having spent six years with both the team and its previous incarnations, Spyker and Midland. He wanted to drive with Williams, before negotiations collapsed in December 2011. Sutil was later charged with grievous bodily harm after allegedly assaulting a senior Renault team member with a glass in a Shanghai nightclub following the 2011 Chinese Grand Prix. If convicted, Sutil could face up to one year in prison and be banned from entering China.