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‘Phantom’ F1 Driver Arrested After Six Years of Taunting the Cops

The “Phantom Ferrari driver” had spent years outpacing traffic cops on the highway.

Police in the Czech Republic have finally apprehended a mysterious speed freak who has taunted cops by speeding past them in a Ferrari Formula 1 car for nearly six years. Police captured the “Phantom Ferrari driver” after tailing him to a property in the nearby village of Bulk, 37 miles outside of Prague. It was there that they arrested a 51-year-old man clad in full racing gear. The phantom driver briefly refused to get out of his car and accused officers of trespassing on his property before submitting to the arrest, with local media claiming he refused to remove his helmet or answer any questions at the police station. A man claiming to be his son later told the press he thought the police response—which included dozens of police cars and a helicopter surrounding his house—was a disproportionate response to “a supposed traffic violation.” Police first tracked down the alleged owner of the car six years ago, who denied ever driving it on the motorway. It is currently unknown whether he is the same person the police arrested.