Swiss authorities are investigating a violent residential robbery after four-time Formula One world champion Alain Prost was injured during a home invasion at his residence in Nyon, Switzerland.
The incident occurred Tuesday morning at the 71-year-old French racing driver's home in the canton of Vaud, near Lake Geneva, according to reports from The Guardian and Swiss tabloid Blick.
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Masked Intruders Assault Resident
Law enforcement officials said multiple masked intruders wearing balaclavas broke into the home and assaulted one of the residents during the confrontation.
“The perpetrators entered the residence while the occupants were present, threatened them, and forced one family member to open a safe before fleeing with the stolen goods,” the public prosecutor’s office stated.
A widespread police mobilization was launched immediately after the suspects fled the lakeside property, but no arrests have been made.
“Despite the extensive search operation launched, the perpetrators have not yet been apprehended at this stage,” the public prosecutor’s office added.
While official police reports did not explicitly name Prost as the victim, investigators confirmed that a relative was forced to grant access to a secured vault.
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“Several” balaclava-wearing intruders “broke into the house.
Once inside, they threatened the occupants and inflicted minor head injuries upon one family member, under circumstances that remain to be established,” police said.
Officials are currently determining the exact value and nature of the items taken during the heist.
“The perpetrators then forced another family member to open a safe before making their escape with stolen items, a precise inventory of which is currently being compiled,” police continued.
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Following the traumatic event, the legendary racing driver, who secured his four world titles between 1985 and 1993, reportedly relocated from the Vaud canton property.
