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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
George Lithgow

Classic F1 steering wheel stolen during spate of damage at British Grand Prix

A steering wheel similar to the one pictured was stolen from the 1990 Leyton House CG901 on Friday (Russell Sheppard/PA) - (PA Media)

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.

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