Ask to try a Ferrari from an old F1 worth 2.2 million euros and steal it – 16/05/2019

German police on Wednesday issued a search warrant against a man who had taken advantage of the fact that he was trying to Ferrari 288 GTO.

This was not any model because the vehicle in question costs more than two million euros and belonged to a former Formula 1 driver.

The suspect showed up Tuesday at noon at a collector's car dealership in Neuss Uedesheim, in the suburbs of Düsseldorf, where he showed interest in a red Ferrari 288 GTO. they produced less than 300 copies In the 1980's.

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The man, whose photo was distributed by the police, managed to convince the dealer of perform a test by road, before a possible purchase.

But disappeared with the vehicle, valued at 2.2 million euros.

According to published BBCThis 288 GTO once belonged to the Eddie Irvine, former Formula 1 driver, who raced for Ferrari between 1996 and 1999.

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The car was finally recovered, In the vicinity of Grevenbroich, hidden in a garage.

The police who always looking for the thiefHe distributed the photo of a middle-aged man and asked potential witnesses to introduce themselves.

Sources: AFP and AP