You might recall a last week report about a break and entry incident at the Red Bull Racing headquarters in Milton Keynes, UK, in which a gang of six used two vehicles to smash through the gate and steal 60 trophies.

Today, investigating officer Detective Constable Chris Oakman announced that “some of the trophies were recovered from Horseshow Lake near Sandhurst yesterday (15/12). We estimate about twenty trophies have been recovered, but we are liaising with Red Bull to establish the exact number, as some have are damaged. We would continue to ask that anyone with any information contact us on 101.”

The Formula 1 team’s director Christian Horner commented: “It’s good news that some of our trophies have been found and thanks to the police for all their help so far. The fact that some of the trophies were discarded in a lake and damaged shows how senseless this crime was.”

“While the trophies mean an enormous amount to the team, their intrinsic value is low – and the extent of the damage that was caused to the factory by the offenders during the break-in was significant. Hopefully we can get the trophies back to our factory where they belong and get replicas made of those that we can’t. Thanks to everyone involved for their help so far.”