Police in Italy have reunited Jenson Button’s dad with his Ferrari after the 65-year-old reported the luxury sports car missing.

The authorities initially believed the red Ferrari 550 Maranello sports car had been stolen, however within the 24 hours, the police found the vehicle parked on the sea front at a town on the Italian Riviera. The car was completely undamaged and didn’t appear to show any signs of a break-in as the windscreen and locks were untouched.

Witnesses have been quoted in the press as saying that the Ferrari had been parked in the same position all night, prompting the suggestion that the sports car hadn’t been stolen at all, but the driver had simply forgotten where he’d parked his car.

John Button, the father of Formula One racing car driver Jenson Button, returned to his home in Monte Carlo after reporting his top of the range Ferrari missing. The police had the vehicle transported back to its owner after recovering the sports car the following day.

It’s believed John Button, an ex-rally driver, had taken a trip to the Alassio town on the Italian Riviera for weekend away when the car went missing. The Ferrari was taken back to the 65-year-old’s Monte Carlo home on the back of a transporter lorry.