Lando Norris attacked and robbed of £144k watch at Wembley, a court hears

Lando Norris was attacked and robbed of his luxury watch at the Euro 2020 final at Wembley Stadium, a court has heard.
Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Qualifying
Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix,…

The McLaren driver recalls being put in a headlock in a car park outside of the football stadium afte🦩r b🔯eing approached by two men.

His Richard Mille 67-02 watch - one of only five in the world, worth an estimated £144,000 - was taken of꧃f his wrist.

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The incident happenedꦑ on 11 July 2021 when England lost to Italy in the final of the European Championships.

Norris had parked his £165,000 McLaren GT sportscar in a VIP cark park outside the stadium, he told pol🐼ice.

He said: “After attending Wembley Stadium, I was speaking to members of the public and noticed S♎uspect One and Suspect Two walk around my car, while I was talking to other people. 

“I noticed them lo🐷oking at my car and myself and the first one was keeping his head down an🐈d had his right hand near his pocket.

“Suspect One slowly approached me and asked me: ‘Iไs this your car?’ 

“I don’t recall exactly what happened, but Suspect One then went behind me and put his right൲ arm around my neck and his left arm under my back.

“🅺Suspect One pulled me into him and pulled me back on my neck, me🐠aning I was facing the sky and I couldn’t see him at this point.

“Suspect One told Suspect T🐟wo to grab ꦏmy watch. He shouted multiple times: ‘Grab the watch’. 

Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Practice
Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix,…

“Suspect One was holding me the whole time and Suspect Two was trying to grab the watch. He s🌼truggled for a while and then used force to pull the watch off, leaving scratches on my arm.

“When Suspect One had his arm around my neck Suspect Two managed to get the watch off my left wrist and then ran through the pedestriཧan walkway to Rutherford Way. Fr🐲om there I do not know where they went. My view was blocked.

“Suspect One was pretty close as he put his arm around my neck. Suspect Two was ten feet away and I saw Suspect One for around ten seconds and the interaction was around thirty seconds,♉ not very long.”

DNA left on No🥀rris’ arm helped police find the two suspects. The court case continues.

The incident 🅷was a week before the 2021 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

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