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Two cars were used for the raid, one of them a silver SUV that was driven through the entrance doors.
A police statement said: "Police were called at 1.30am (Dec 6 2014) to the Red Bull Racing factory where a group of around six men used a vehicle to drive through the front entrance to gain access to the premises. They stole morre than 60 trophies belonging to the Red Bull Racing team.
"Night staff on the premises were not harmed."
'SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE'
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said in a statement: "We are devastated by this serious factory break-in. A vehicle was driven through our front entrance and more than 60 trophies, which took years and hard work to accumulate, were stolen.
"The break-in caused significant damage and was very upsetting for
our night officers on duty at the time. The offenders took
items that not only did not belong to them but which represented the
efforts of a group of dedicated, hard-working individuals."
'UNFAIR ON FANS'
Horner said he was puzzled why anyone would want to steal trophies whose intrinsic value was low. "The value to the team is extraordinarily high due to the sheer hard work and effort that went into winning each one."
Horner said that, regrettably, Red Bull would probably have to make their site less accessible in the future. Some of the stolen items were believed to be replicas. "That would be unfair on the hundreds of fans who travel to visit our factory each year to see our trophies and our Formula 1 car."
Austrian team Red Bull entered F1 in 2005 and one of its then drivers, Sebastian Vettel, won the F1 Drivers' championship four years in a row (2010-2013). The team also topped the Constructors' standings in each of those years.
The teams multiple-win run ended in 2014 when Mercedes dominated the season with drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg; Hamilton took the Drivers' title and the team took the Constructors' award.
