FBI Called In After Valtteri Bottas’ Cadillac Was Stolen During Miami GP Weekend With F1 Access Passes Inside
FBI Called In After Valtteri Bottas’ Cadillac Was Stolen During Miami GP Weekend With F1 Access Passes Inside Valtteri Bottas expected a relatively quiet Miami Grand Prix weekend away from the chaos of South Beach. Instead, the Cadillac Formula 1 driver woke up Saturday morning to discover the team-provided Escalade had vanished from the driveway of his Airbnb, along with paddock credentials and VIP parking access tied directly to the race weekend. More Stories Like This Inside South Carolina’s $100 Million Driver Data Machine and Why Drivers Should Be Paying Attention McLaren Built A Le Mans Hypercar Too Extreme For Racing Rules And VIP Buyers Are Getting The Real Monster Motorcycle Left Hanging From Traffic Light After Violent Crash In Canada That’s where this story stops sounding like a typical vehicle theft and starts turning into something much bigger.
The former Mercedes driver revealed the incident during an appearance on the What’s Next podcast with Paul Ripke for Cadillac’s YouTube channel. According to Bottas, the SUV disappeared overnight from the Fort Lauderdale property where he was staying during the race weekend. The keys were still sitting inside the house.
The vehicle had been locked. Yet somehow, the Escalade was gone before sunrise on one of Formula 1’s busiest weekends in the United States. And the moment Bottas realized his paddock pass was still inside the stolen SUV, the stakes changed immediately.
The theft happened after Bottas returned from Friday’s on-track sessions at the Miami Grand Prix. Rather than staying in Miami proper, Bottas chose Fort Lauderdale because he considered it calmer, less congested and easier to navigate during race week traffic. That decision looked smart until Saturday morning.
Bottas said he woke up and was getting ready to head to Hard Rock Stadium when fellow Airbnb guest Paul Harris called asking where he had gone. Bottas initially thought the question made no sense because he was still inside the house. Then came the realization that the Escalade was no longer sitting outside.
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