Police have recovered a Ferrari that was stolen from ex-F1 driver Gerhard Berger 28 years ago.

The Testarossa F512M, worth an estimated £350,000, was taken in April 1995 wh🌞en Berger was preparing to compete at the San Ma𓂃rino Grand Prix held at Imola.

ไBerger witnessed the theft as it unfolded at the time and reportedly made a valiant 𒊎effort to stop the crime, but was ultimately unsuccessful.

It was one of two Ferraris stolen from driver🐷s during th🐲e weekend. The other, a silver grey Ferrari 355, belonged to Jean Alesi.

But while Alesi’s car ✤has never been found, the Metropolitan Police announced on Monday that Berger’s Ferrari has been recovered.

The successful operation came after officers received a report from Ferrar𓄧i about checks on a car being bought by a US bu🙈yer through a UK broker last year.

The Organised Vehicle Crime Unit discovered tꦛhe car had been shipped to Japan shortly after it was stolen. It was brought to the UK in late 2023 and the police managed to take possession of it before it was🌠 exported.

Pc Mike Pi🧸lbeam, who led the♓ investigation, said: "The stolen Ferrari - close to the value of £350,000 - was missing for more than 28 years before we managed to track it down in just four days.

"O🤡ur inquiries were painstaking and♌ included contacting authorities from around the world.

"We worked q💦uickly with partners including the National Crime Agency, as well as Ferrari and international car dealerships, and this collaboration was instrumental in understanding the ♓vehicle's background and stopping it from leaving the country.”

The Met says en♉quiries remain ongoing and no arrests have been made.