Ex-F1 driver Salo arrested for tax fraud

Formula 1 driver turned commentator Mika Salo spent two days in custody at the end of last month, Finnish newspaper Suomen Kuvalehti reports.

The report said that the 46-year-old, who last raced in Formula 1 for Toyota in 2002 and is now a pundit on Finnish television MTV3, is facing charges for tax fraud.

He was reportedly arrested at Helsinki-Vantaa airport after returning from the recent Singapore Grand Prix.

An official said: "The suspect denies committing any crime."

Salo would not comment. (GMM)

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