Ferrari Formula 1 Driver Chases Down Thieves For Stealing His $540,000 Watch

Carlos Sainz was targeted by thieves in Milan.

For once, Ferrari formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz seemed to have a pretty good weekend at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. He put his car on pole in qualifying and came in third after holding off a late challenge from teammate Charles LecLerc. But his weekend took a turn when thieves attempted to steal his $540,000 Richard Mille watch after the race.

Sainz was near the Armani Hotel in Milan and was still wearing his team kit on September 3 when the thieves attacked, according to CBS News. Two men took the driver’s watch, but their heist would shortly be  thwarted by Sainz and his team.

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Rather worryingly, Sainz is far from the first Formula 1 driver to be targeted in a watch heist. McLaren racer Lando Norris had his $180,000 Richard Mille taken while he attended a soccer game at London’s Wembley Stadium and Charles Leclerc chased down the thieves who took his watch when he was in Italy for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

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