Formula One driver Carlos Saniz chases after thieves who stole luxury watch, hours after Italian Grand Prix

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Formula One driver Carlos Sainz Jr. reportedly chased down a group of thieves who allegedly stole his luxury watch not long after he placed for the first time this season at the Italian Grand Prix in Milan.

Sainz, 29, was seen in several videos posted to social media breathing heavily as local police apprehended a man who, according to ESPN, allegedly robbed the Ferrari driver of his Richard Mille watch on Sunday.

Pole position qualifier Carlos Sainz of Scuderia Ferrari in the park ferme at the end of qualifying for the F1 Grand Prix of Italy. (Photo by  (Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Sainz and a member of his team chased after and caught the three suspects, who reportedly took his watch near the Armoni Hotel in Milan,' according to the Italian newspaper la Repubblica.

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The watch was worth nearly $540,000, ESPN reported. 

"As many of you already know, yesterday we experienced an unfortunate incident in Milano," Sainz posted on X, the company formerly known as Twitter. 

"The most important thing is that we are all OK and this will only remain as an unpleasant anecdote."

Carlos Sainz Jr. of Spain driving the (55) Scuderia Ferrari SF-23 Ferrari during the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia 2023 on September 3rd, 2023 in Monza, Italy.  (Alessio Morgese/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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He continued: "Many thanks to all the people who helped us yesterday, to the Milan police for their quick intervention and thanks for all your messages." 

The incident took place just hours