Adrian Sutil at center of Interpol car hunt

Former Formula 1 driver Adrian Sutil is at the center of an Interpol-backed search for nine missing luxury cars after his family said men threatened them in Monaco and removed the vehicles, with no trace found since.

According to Auto Motor und Sport’s reporting on the family’s account, several men demanded that the cars be handed over from a Monaco garage. The situation then escalated into reported threats of physical violence, and the vehicles were ultimately taken away without resistance. The family later filed a report after further threats, triggering an investigation that now involves German and Monégasque authorities as well as a worldwide search coordinated by Interpol.

The most striking missing car is Sutil’s Koenigsegg One:1, an ultra-rare hypercar that stands out precisely because it should be so difficult to hide. The car, chassis 7107, is finished in black visible carbon with pink contour stripes. It was bought for €3.3 million and is now estimated to be worth more than €10 million, with some estimates near €18 million, largely because only seven One:1s were built.

That rarity has sharpened the mystery around the case. Auto Motor und Sport reported that a car as distinctive as the One:1 is practically impossible to sell on the open market, yet investigators still have not found a confirmed trace of it or the other eight vehicles.

The case has also taken on a more serious tone because of the alleged intimidation involved. Auto Motor und Sport reported that one of the men claimed to belong to the Russian Wagner group. In comments cited by Autoevolution, Sutil’s lawyer Dirk Schmitz said, “The message was clear – cars out, or else.” Schmitz added that “These cars are so unique that they can hardly go unnoticed.”

Investigators are focusing in part on the possibility that at least one of the vehicles was moved from Monaco to Eastern Europe or Russia, but no breakthrough has been reported. That leaves the search centered on a collection that should be highly visible, yet has so far disappeared completely despite international coordination.