Red Bull’s racing factory in Britain was broken into by thieves, who escaped with sixty of the team’s trophies, most of which were replicas of the actual trophies. The attack took place in the middle of the night on December 6, 2014, where, according to Thames Valley Police, six men broke in, using a silver 4×4 to break through the gates, then used that vehicle and a dark colored Mercedes E-class wagon to haul the trophies out. Both vehicles reportedly had out-of-country plates.

Christian Horner, on the behalf of Red Bull Racing released this statement:

“We are obviously devastated by this serious factory break in, which saw offenders drive a vehicle through our front entrance and steal more than 60 trophies which took years and hard work to accumulate.

“The break-in caused significant damage and was very upsetting for our night officers who were on duty at the time. The offenders took items that not only did not belong to them, but which represented the efforts of a group of dedicated, hard-working individuals.

“Beyond the aggressive nature of this break-in, we are perplexed why anyone would take these trophies. The value to the team is of course extraordinarily high due to the sheer hard work and effort that went into winning each and every one. But their intrinsic value is low; they would be of little benefit to those outside of the team and, in addition to that, many of the trophies on display were replicas.

“The actions of these men mean it’s likely that we will have to make our site less accessible in the future, which will be unfair on the hundreds of fans that travel to visit our factory each year to see our trophies and our Formula One car.

“We would like to appeal to anyone who knows any information on the whereabouts of these trophies or the offenders involved to contact Thames Valley Police.”

There is no known motive for the break-in and there are no leads on the whereabouts of the suspects, the vehicles used or the trophies themselves.

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