The sports press echoed this Thursday the statements that the Formula 1 driver Lando Norris offered to the PA news agency in the run-up to the Austrian Grand Prix, which is being held at the Red Bull Ring this weekend. During a three-day stay in a Marbella town was the victim of a robbery in which they stole clothes, jewelry and other objects of various value from the British and his companion, the influencer Jennie Dimova.
According to the McLaren driver, they had gone out to dinner with friends when the assailants took advantage of it to sneak into the villa and steal some “expensive and some not so expensive” itemshe told reporters. He also pointed out that the matter is in the hands of the Police. “There is still an investigation underway, so I can’t say too much,” concluded the Briton, who chose the Costa del Sol to rest for a few days after the Canadian GP, in which he finished 13th.
Jennie Dimova, with whom she was on vacation in Marbella, confirmed what had happened on her social networks. He shared a video on his TikTok account in which he said: “If you wonder why I’m like this, it’s because our villa was robbed and everything I had: my clothes, my shoes, my bags, my jewelry… it was stolen from me. have removed, and I’ve literally been left with nothing. I cried for two hours, but what can I do?”
Various specialized publications highlight that this is the second time, in a period of two years, that Lando Norris is robbed. The last time it happened at Wembley Stadium –London–, where after the Eurocup final between Italy and England, the McLaren man was robbed and his personalized Richard Mille watch valued at 33,000 euros was taken.
Nor is it the first time that an elite athlete has been the victim of thieves in their luxurious accommodation in Marbella. In 2019, former soccer player Martín Demichelis and his family had one of the biggest scares in his life. several hooded people They broke into his home in Marbella and the footballer noticed it, so he went down to the ground floor and saw them. He gave them a shout and the robbers fled.
Demichelis was sleeping next to his wifeEvangelina Anderson, and her three children. The former Málaga CF, River Plate, Bayer Munich, Atlético de Madrid, Manchester City and Spanish footballer spends long periods at his residence in Marbella. In this case, Demichelis’s quick action caused the assailants to leave empty-handed and his family escaped unharmed.