Charles Leclerc will now think twice before agreeing to pose for a selfie with one of his many fans on circuits around the world.
On Monday, the Scuderia Ferrari driver was walking with his personal trainer Andrea Ferrari in the streets of the town of Viarregio, Italy, when an individual who recognized him asked him to pose for a photo.
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The leader of the world championship accepted but the fake admirer took advantage of the brief moment when he was at his side to snatch the watch he was wearing on his wrist.
According to
Nice-Matin
, which sources the ANSA agency, the watch in question was a model manufactured by the house of Richard Mille, sponsor of the transalpine team.
Not just any model since it could be RM 67-02, whose value is estimated at more than 300,000 euros.
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On social networks, Andrea Ferrari denounced faulty lighting in the street where the assault took place.
“
Via Salvatori has been completely in the dark for months.
It has been reported for months.
Last night we were robbed on this street.
Do you plan to repair the streetlights soon?
It's for a friend… ”
, wrote the friend of Charles Leclerc, who obviously lodged a complaint.
Lando Norris attacked at Wembley last year for his watch
Another driver on the F1 grid suffered an attack a few months ago.
Lando Norris (McLaren), had his watch stolen as he was about to leave the parking lot of Wembley Stadium after attending the Euro final.
Again, it was a Richard Mille watch, a watchmaker with a strong presence in the world of motor sports.