Jenson Button and wife 'gassed' and robbed of £300,000 worth of jewellery
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ByEurosport
Updated 07/08/2015 at 07:05 GMT
Former F1 world champion and wife Jessica have been the victims of a burglary on the French Riviera, according to a report in The Sun newpaper.
Jenson Button and wife Jessica.
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Two men apparently used anaesthetic gas through air conditioning at a rented villa in Saint-Tropez before making off with jewellery including Jessica's engagement ring apparently worth an estimatd £250,000.
The couple are only eight months married.
The couple apparently woke up feeling groggy before realising they had been the victims of a 'James Bond-style' stunt.
"Two men broke into the property whilst they all slept and stole a number of items of jewellery including, most upsettingly, Jessica's engagement ring," said a spokesman for McLaren driver Button.
"The police have indicated that this has become a growing problem in the region with perpetrators going so far as to gas their proposed victims through the air conditioning units before breaking in."
Button, 35, won the world title in 2009 driving for Brawn GP. He finished eighth in 2014.
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