More than 60 trophies were stolen from the Red Bull Racing in a burglary last night.

According to a statement by Team Principal Christian Horner, a vehicle was driven through the front entrance of the factory where the teams trophies are displayed. The burglars made off with more than 60 trophies.

“We are obviously devastated by this serious factory break-in,” said Horner.

“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.

Horner said that because of the break-in, they will need to tighten security at its Milton Keynes base.

“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.

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