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Formula 1 steering wheel stolen at Silverstone British Grand Prix
A Formula One steering wheel worth more than £2,500 was stolen from a classic car on display at Silverstone, the car's engineer Sheppard said the incident at the Northamptonshire racing circuit left a "sour taste in the mouth".It was snatched at about 14:30 BST on Friday while team members were eating lunch during the British Grand Police released a CCTV image of a man they wanted to speak to following the theft. Another of the team's classic F1 racers on display was used "like a climbing frame" by visitors, it was incidents came during a spate of reported offences at the event, with police making 20 Angryginge was among the arrests, suspected of causing thousands of pounds of damage to a car, but was released without further action. Race engineer Mr Sheppard said the stolen wheel was taken from a 1990 Leyton House was only able to make it out onto the track after a replacement wheel was found at the last Sheppard, who works for Martin Stretton Racing, said the wheel was irreplaceable."We'd just left the car for lunch, we came back and went to do some work on the car, and it's like 'Where's the steering wheel?'," he said."It's very sad because it's an original piece of the car, [an] original piece of history for it."The Leyton House was designed by F1 design guru Adrian Newey for the 1990 Formula One World was due to be driven at Silverstone by Ivan Capelli, who raced with it in 1990. "I've been speaking to the people who made it in Italy originally and, sadly, they don't produce them anymore," Mr Sheppard added, referring to the wheel."We've got to go down the road of getting one bespoke made."The engineer said visitors also climbed over a second historic F1 car on display."We had a Forti, another 1996 Formula One car on one of the other stands, and people were just using it like a climbing frame," he said."People doing things like this, sadly, it puts a sour taste in your mouth."About 500,000 people visited the circuit over the weekend, which saw Lando Norris win the British Grand Prix for the first time in his career.A total of 34 crimes were reported during the event, including theft, criminal damage, assault and drug possession, police said. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
The Independent
2 hours ago
- The Independent
Classic F1 steering wheel stolen during spate of damage at British Grand Prix
A historic Formula One steering wheel worth more than £2,500 was stolen from a classic car on display at Silverstone amid a spate of vehicle damage reported during the British Grand Prix. The engineer running the car blamed poor security, and said the incident had a left a 'sour taste in the mouth' about the event. The wheel was stolen at about 2.30pm on Friday while team members were eating lunch. Another of the team's classic F1 racers on display was used 'like a climbing frame' by visitors, while a separate car sustained thousands of pounds worth of damage when someone tried to climb inside, police said. Race engineer Russell Sheppard said the 1990 Leyton House CG901 was due out on track after the theft, and was only able to make it when a replacement wheel was found at the last minute. Northamptonshire Police has released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to following the theft. Mr Sheppard, who works for Martin Stretton Racing, said the wheel was irreplaceable. He told the PA news agency: 'We'd just left the car for lunch, we came back and went to do some work on the car, and it's like, 'where's the steering wheel?' 'It's very sad, because it's an original piece of the car, original piece of history for it. 'It would be nice to reunite it all together.' The Leyton House was designed by F1 design guru Adrian Newey for the 1990 Formula One World Championship. It was due to be driven at Silverstone by Ivan Capelli, who used it during the 1990 World Championship. Speaking about the stolen wheel, Mr Sheppard said: 'It's bespoke to the car, because the 1990s cars, the cockpits are so small you have to have a small wheel with a very small grip on it. 'I've been speaking to the people who made it in Italy originally, and sadly, they don't produce them anymore. 'We've got to go down the road of getting one bespoke made. 'It's just the hassle, it's the cost, it's an unnecessary procedure you have to go through which we shouldn't have to be doing.' Mr Sheppard said visitors had also climbed over a second historic F1 car on display. 'We had a Forti, another 1996 Formula One car on one of the other stands, and people were just using it like a climbing frame,' he said. 'We haven't seen any damage on that yet. We're just about going through it today. 'We're here to show off history and keep things moving and alive. ' People doing things like this, sadly, it puts a sour taste in your mouth. 'Hopefully next time, security will be even more. 'Sadly, the security guards aren't security people. They're just people that stand there. 'They're not being informed of what to do and how to do it.' Around 500,000 people visited the circuit over the weekend which saw Lando Norris win the British Grand Prix for the first time in his career. A total of 34 crimes were reported during the event, including theft, criminal damage, assault and drugs possession, with 20 arrests made, police said. A separate classic Formula One car on display at Silverstone sustained 'several thousands of pounds worth of damage', police said. It was alleged to have been caused by someone 'accessing the display stand and climbing into the vehicle'. Three men, aged 23, 25 and 27, were arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage but were released with no further action. Despite his sadness at the loss of the wheel, the engineer said the social media response to the theft had been 'amazing'. 'I'm not into social media that much, but the power of social media has been fantastic for this, everybody is sharing it around,' he said. 'It's amazing how many people have contacted us.'
BBC News
3 hours ago
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Hinkley Point C workers causing a 'nuisance' with street parking
Residents living near the construction site of a new nuclear power station have said they are "frustrated" with the amount of workers parking on residential streets. Somerset Council has approved plans for 120 additional car parking spaces at Bridgwater and Albion Rugby Club to help accommodate thousands of workers at the Hinkley Point C site for five Andrew, who lives in Bridgwater, said workers that regularly park across his drive are causing a "nuisance".EDF Energy and Hinkley told the BBC that all workers at the site sign a code of conduct that forbids "fly-parking" in the nearby town and patrols are regularly carried out on local streets in search of workers' cars. Workers and contractors heading to the Hinkley Point C site are encouraged to use one of the out of town park-and-ride services which provides regular buses to the site. All workers and contractors have to register their car registration plates when working there, a spokesperson for EDF said. "The trouble is, if the car isn't registered with Hinkley then they can't prove anything," Andrew said. Bridgwater Town Council unanimously rejected the application for extra parking spaces at the rugby club over concerns that it is "the wrong location". Town councillor Tim Mander said: "Parking from workers is a constant problem within the town. "We don't think that junction on Bath Way and College Way can sustain more traffic."Park and rides should also be out of town, not right in the centre," he added. Construction of the new nuclear power station is due to reach its peak over the next 18 months, with about 15,000 people expected to be working on the site to prepare for its completion in figure is "almost a threefold increase" on what was originally estimated, according to Somerset local authority has been "continually engaged" with EDF Energy to manage the impact of increasing the workforce.
