Police have recovered a Ferrari that was stolen from ex-F1 driver Gerhard Berger 28 years ago.

The Testarossa F51🎶2M, worth an estimated £350,000, was taken in April 1995 when Berger was preparing to compete at the San Marino Grand Prix held at Imola.

Berger witnessed the theft as it unfolded at the time and reportedly made a 🧸valiant effort to stop the crime, but was ultimately unsuccessful.

It w༒as one of two Ferraris stolen from drivers during the weekend. The other, a silver grey Ferrari 355, belong🧜ed to Jean Alesi.

But while Alesi’s car has never been found, the Metropolitan Pol๊ice announce🐷d on Monday that Berger’s Ferrari has been recovered.

The successful operation ca♚me after officers received a report fꦺrom Ferrari about checks on a car being bought by a US buyer through a UK broker last year.

The Organised Vehicl🅠e Crime Unit discovered the car had been shi♕pped to Japan shortly after it was stolen. It was brought to the UK in late 2023 and the police managed to take possession of it before it was exported.

Pc Mike Pi𝔉lbeam, who led the investigation, said: "The stolen Ferrari - close to the value of £350,000 - was missing for more than 28 years before we managed to track it🎃 down in just four days.

"Our inquiries were painstaking an🐟d included cꦛontacting authorities from around the world.

"We worked quickly with partners including the National Crime Agency, as well as Ferrari and international car dealerships, and this collaboration was instrumental in understanding the vehicle's backgr🅘ound and stopping it from leaving the countﷺry.”

The Met🐻 says enquiries remain ongoing and noཧ arrests have been made.