Charles Leclerc wasn’t just one that Carlos Sainz needed to fend off on Sunday, for the Spaniard was mugged later within the night in Milan.
The Spaniard was seemingly robbed exterior his Milan resort hours after standing on the Monza podium with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez after holding off teammate Charles Leclerc in an exciting battle which stored followers on the sting of their seats.
Sainz gave chase in his Ferrari (natch!) and finally all three robbers had been apprehended. Sainz and his coach caught one of many thieves, whereas a second was stopped by the Spaniard’s supervisor, and the third additionally being held sooner or later.
The thieves had been after Sainz’ Richard Mille watch, an Alexander Zverev mannequin endorsed by the German tennis participant and stated to be value 275,000 euros.
“As a lot of you already know, yesterday we skilled an unlucky incident in Milano,” the Ferrari driver stated on social media this morning.
“A very powerful factor is that we’re all OK and this can solely stay as an disagreeable anecdote.
“Many because of all of the individuals who helped us yesterday, to the Milan police for his or her fast intervention and thanks for all of your messages.”
The incident is the newest in a line of robberies involving F1 drivers and their Richard Mille watches, with Charles Leclerc robbed forward of final 12 months’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, and Lando Norris focused at Wembley in 2021 as he left the Euro 2020 ultimate.
Bravo Carlos!
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