Sebastian Vettel pursues the thief who stole his AirPods using the “Search” app on a scooter

We all know (or should) that the latest Apple AirPods can be found in the “Devices” section of the “Search” app built into iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. F1 pilot Sebastian Vettel he knew that too, and so he was able to get his stolen AirPods back.

The funny thing is that when he realized the robbery, he didn’t think twice and asked to borrow his electric scooter from a girl who was passing by, to chase the thief away. He notified the police, and using the “Search” application, they found the AirPodsbut not the backpack they were going to, as well as their documentation.

We will explain what happened to the pilot of Formula 1

Sebastian Vettel. Thanks to the “Find” application on his iPhone, he was able to recover his AirPods which had just been stolen. We all know (or should) that AirPods 3, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max can be located in the “devices” section of said app, just like an AirTag.

This weekend, the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Catalonia took place on the Montmeló circuit. And during these days, Sebastian Vettel and his family are staying in a luxurious hotel in Barcelona. Well, yesterday, Monday, he stopped his Aston Martin at the hotel door, and in oblivion getting out of the car with his wife, a clever thief who was prowling took off the backpack and hurry to run.

I am Sebastien Vettel. Leave me your scooter » he said to the girl

Sebastian didn’t even see the thief. But when he realized the theft, he remembered he had his AirPods in the bag. looked in his iPhone, and they have been located. So he didn’t think twice and saw a girl walk by with a electric scooter

. You should see the girl’s astonished face as Sebastian approached her and said, “I’m Sebastian Vettel, please leave your scooter to me. Is an emergency. I’ll give it back to you. I promise you” and he left.

It is assumed that the girl would be more or less calm, since the guy who had stolen her scooter was dressed in the official uniform of Ferrariand that Sebastian’s wife quickly approached him from the Aston Martin to explain herself, however incredulous the girl was.

So Vettel, on the scooter and iPhone in hand, started chasing the geolocated signal

what I saw on my cell phone. In the backpack, I only had the AirPods and their documentation. Especially the driver’s license validated for Europe, and I didn’t want to lose them.

As he crossed all of Barcelona on a scooter behind his backpack, notified the police, and a patrol joins Sebastian in pursuit. In the end, they found the AirPods hidden in a flower vase inside a store, but no trace of the bag. Presumably, when the thief opened the backpack inside the store and saw them, and knew they could be located, he left them there and disappeared.

Now, the police are investigating with images from the store’s cameras to try to recognize the pickpocket, and recover the stolen backpack. If instead of AirPods I had brought a Airtag hidden in the bag, he would surely have recovered it. The one who got her scooter back was the girl, who surely took another present from the pilot.