A member of the Mercedes F1 team was robbed at gunpoint ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix.The harrowing incident, involving two gunmen, occurred as the individual was travelling in a chauffeur-driven vehicle from Mexico City Airport to the teams hotel on Wednesday. While both the member of the Mercedes team, who was not wearing branded apparel, and driver were unhurt in the ordeal, the incident is likely to raise security concerns ahead of Sundays race.The member of Mercedes staff has chosen to stay in Mexico for the race.A team member was robbed while travelling from the airport towards the city on Wednesday when in heavy stationary traffic, a Mercedes spokesperson told Press Association Sport. Wallets and watches were taken and there were no physical injuries, but they were a little shaken up for obvious reasons.The spokesperson declined to elaborate on whether the team would take further safety precautions, and that the Mercedes personnel was unnamed but not of high profile. In the latest security guidelines issued by the British government, crime and violence is recorded as a serious problem in Mexico, while visitors are urged to keep car doors locked and windows closed, especially at traffic lights.The ordeal is not the first of its kind in Formula One.Jenson Button was threatened by gunmen in Sao Paolo ahead of the 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix. Button, then the reigning world champion, was returning to his hotel following qualifying at the Interlagos circuit when his vehicle was approached by at least three men brandishing machine guns. Button, who was travelling with his late father John, trainer Mike Collier and manager Richard Goddard, managed to flee the scene unharmed in the incident.Meanwhile, three Sauber engineers were robbed at gunpoint on the same evening. They were also unhurt.Stitched Jerseys Wholesale . "Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on an 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather. 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The Islanders dealt Thomas Vanek to the Montreal Canadiens after less than a year on Long Island. Meanwhile, the Oilers dealt long-time sniper Ales hemsky to the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday for a fifth-round pick in 2014 and a third-rounder in 2015.LAS VEGAS -- UFC star Miesha Tate says shes inspired by the tough little girl who broke her arm while hiking near Las Vegas after the mixed martial arts fighter carried the child back down the mountain.Tate posted on Facebook that she encountered the 6-year-old on the popular Mary Jane Falls trail of Mount Charleston, 40 miles northwest of Las Vegas.Amber Ellis of Lake Havasu City in Arizona said that her daughter, Kai, broke her arm at the top of the mountain during a family hike over the Labor Day weekend.She was playing with her sister and tripped over a rock and landed on her arm, Ellis told The Associated Press. They splinted the arm and Ellis scooped her up and began the hike back. A little ways down, Tate came across them and asked Ellis if she needed help, saying she could use the workout. Ellis left it up to Kai to decide who would carry her the rest of the way.She wanted Meisha which blew my mind, I was like, `You dont want mom? she said at an appointment Tuesday to get her daughters arm set.ddddddddddddKai was being a champ, not crying, going with the flow.Tate said she assisted the family after spotting the meekly built Ellis struggling to carry the girl down the mountain. The pair made it down without any issues, which Tate attributed to team work.Ellis thanked Tate in a Facebook post, calling her a true life saver because the mom said she couldnt have done it alone.Kai and I learned a lot about each other on the roughly two mile descent and Its fair to say she inspired me, Tate said.Mt. Charleston Fire District Captain Chris Culver said Tuesday that authorities werent notified of the injury because no 911 calls or formal reports of the incident were made, but that its not unusual for people with non-life threatening injuries to take themselves to the hospital instead of seeking help.---Hartounian contributed from Phoenix. ' ' '