Ex-Red Bull driver Robert Doornbos victim of “violent robbery” using bats

The 41-year-old was robbed 🎃of his expensive watch and phone in the Netherlands, reports.
He was “violently assaulted” with bats last♓ month, 🐠the report states.
A police statement is quoted: "The victim got out of his car on the Soetendaal around 00.15 hours after parki🌠ng, when almost immediately an unknown man walked to♔wards him with an accelerated pass.
“He has a bat in his hand. With that bat, the victim r♕eceives a blow to the head.
“A second unknown man joins the man with the bat. Together they♑ violently attack the victim.
“⛎As the victim defends himself and calls for help, he is robbꦓed of a precious watch and his phone.
“As soon as the loot🥀 is in, the duo runs a🐈way from the Soetendaal, turn right in the direction of Vijverhoef.”

Doornbos joked to RTL Boulevard: "It was intense. I don't wear ex꧅pensive watches anymore, only an Apple Watch, then at least I can count my steps.”
A GPS tracking device was placed under Doornbos’ car, allowing hi♛m ෴to be trailed by the assailants, the report says.
Ajax footballer Dusan Tadic was the victim of a similar crime last year in the same count🌞ry.
Lando꧂ Norris and Charles Leclerc have been robbed of luxury watches in recent times, too.
Doornbos raced i🍸n 11 F1 granღds prix for Red Bull and Minardi.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sport♔s, to football, to F1.