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Formula One F1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – December 9, 2021 Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel arrives ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
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Formula One F1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – December 9, 2021 Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel arrives ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
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Formula One F1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – December 9, 2021 Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel arrives ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
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Formula One F1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – December 9, 2021 Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel arrives ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
4-time world champion and Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel became the latest F1 driver to be robbed of his belongings. Some nefarious individuals in Barcelona stole the bag of the German driver after the Spanish Grand Prix. Seb tried to track them down on his scooter to get his backpack back, but it was to no avail.
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Sebastian Vettel's bag was robbed in Barcelona after the Spanish Grand Prix.
Vettel was able to use GPS tracking data from his AirPod headphones to locate the bag, only to find the headphones had been taken out and abandoned. https://t.co/jX6LE8L12J
— ESPN F1 (@ESPNF1) May 23, 2022
The British team confirmed the reports of theft and stated, “A bag belonging to Sebastian Vettel was stolen in Barcelona this morning; he tried to find it by using his iPhone to track his earphones which were in his bag, but when he located his earphones, he found them abandoned and was therefore unable to locate his stolen bag.”
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It is the third report of a theft of an F1 driver in recent times. Previously, Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris had their Richard Mille watches stolen by thieves at separate events. The event shocked the fans of the 4-time world champion and they sympathized with him on social media.
F1 fans sympathize with Sebastian Vettel after the robbery in Barcelona
The incident shocked many F1 fans and they took to social media to share their takes on the whole situation.
Oh shit, here we go again. pic.twitter.com/4FwO9nGZDB
— THE Best Pinned Tweet! (@MrHemJ) May 23, 2022
Imagining him on a scooter is cute but it scares me when someone runs after a thief. Europe probably isn't full of guns but anything could be used to hurt someone.
— Tanya The Temp (@MuthaSuPerrier) May 23, 2022
Sad Mate!!
— Nahmisaran M (@rockedin123) May 23, 2022
At least he was met with no physical harm.
— Mocha Hockey Man (@TheSweaternotes) May 23, 2022
It is indeed great to see Vettel walk away from the whole incident unharmed and unscathed. But these events are becoming quite common around the world of sports these days.
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Formula One F1 – Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy – April 24, 2022, Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel after the race REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini
The local authorities should work on increasing the security around mega-events so that these situations do not occur so often. Thankfully, there have not been any serious injuries to any drivers involved in these scenarios as of yet.
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It is a great privilege for any city around the world to have such a big sporting event, but these incidents leave a bad taste for everyone involved.
Because of the activities of some, the name of the entire city goes into the dump. Hopefully, Vettel will be a bit lucky in retrieving his belongings with the help of the local police.