Ex-Red Bull driver Robert Doornbos victim of “violent robbery” using bats

The 41-year-old was robbed of his expensive watch and phone in the💎🍃 Netherlands, reports.
He was “violently assaulted” with bats last moꦛnth, the report states.
A police statement is quoted: "The victim got out of his car on the Soetendaal around 00.15 hours after parking, when almost immediately an unk𒁏nown man walked🐼 towards him with an accelerated pass.
“He has a ba𝓡t in his hand. With that bat, th🤡e victim receives a blow to the head.
“�🌺�A second unknown man joins the man with the bat. Together they violently attack the victim.
“As the victim defends hi🔯mself and calls for help, he is robbed of a precious watch and his phone.
“As soon as the loot is in, 🌄the duo runs away from the Soetendaal, turn right in the direction of Vijverhoef.”

Doornbos joked to RTL Boulevard: "It was in🎀tense. I don't wear expensive watches anymore, only an Apple Watch, then at least I can count my steps.”
A GPS tracking device was pla🍬ced under Doornbos’ car, allowing hi𓂃m to be trailed by the assailants, the report says.
Ajax footballer Dusan Tadic was the victim of a similar crime last year🏅 in the same country.
Lando Nor𝔉ris and Charles Leclerc have been robbed of luxury watches in recent times, too.
Doo💖rnbos raced in ༒11 F1 grands prix for Red Bull and Minardi.

James was a sports ♚journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.