More on the man caught by police driving a Monoplace on the road

For years, he was just a helmeted figure appearing at a bend in the D4 freeway, speeding along in a red single-seater resembling a Ferrari Formula 1. An appearance immortalized on videos that have gone viral on Youtube, sometimes with over 1 million views. But since his arrest in early September, the mystery is finally beginning to dissipate. And the revelations about the man behind the wheel, and those who accompanied him, paint a far more complex picture than that of a simple thrill-seeking enthusiast.

An elusive driver becomes a symbol... of road arrogance

Since 2018, the famous "formula" has been haunting the D4 freeway southwest of Prague. With no indicators, no plates, no lights and slick tires totally unsuited to the road (according to the police), the single-seater would pop up sporadically. In 2019, then in 2022, and again last August, stunned motorists relayed images showing the car splitting through traffic as if in an F1 race.

The police never managed to catch the driver. Until the morning of September 7, 2025. That day, several witnesses reported the single-seater at a service station near Dobříš. This time, the police gave the phantom driver no chance. Ground patrols, helicopters: the operation was more like tracking down a fugitive than apprehending a reckless motorist. The man was finally intercepted in the village of Buk u Příbrami, driving a 2006 Dallara GPF1 prototype according to his son, or a 2008 Dallara GP2 according to other sources.

A former policeman at the wheel... and a sulphurous entourage

The identity of the pilot has since been revealed by the local press. He is Milan V., a former policeman turned entrepreneur. At the time of his arrest, he refused to cooperate, disputed the intervention and refused to give his identity. But even more intriguing was the man who accompanied him that day in a yellow Mercedes: Jan Š., an entrepreneur well known to the authorities. Convicted in 2007 of counterfeiting banknotes and later implicated in an environmental scandal linked to the illegal dumping of toxic waste on land near Prague, his reputation is far from that of a simple car enthusiast. According to Blesk, the appearance of the single-seater was not an isolated act, but rather the habit of a small group of men convinced that they could bend the rules.

After the arrest, the pilot's son, Lukáš, protested against what he saw as a "staged event". He spoke of up to two helicopters and fifteen police cars surrounding their house. As far as he was concerned, his father was just an amateur looking to put on a bit of a show. But experts interviewed by the Czech media disagree. Road safety expert Roman Budský denounced the behavior as "total arrogance", a form of staging to impress social networks. In his view, the scene is reminiscent of "a king and his court", a motorcade asserting its superiority over the rest of the traffic. Psychologist Michal Walter goes further, speaking of "immature poserism" and recalls that abroad, the authorities do not hesitate to confiscate vehicles in similar cases.

For the Czech police, the case is now in the hands of the administrative department. Milan V. faces a heavy fine and a withdrawal of his driving licence. The unapproved and uninsured single-seater should never have left the racetrack.

The end of a myth?

Since the driver's arrest, no more videos of his escapades have been posted on the Trackzone YouTube channel, which had been regularly documenting his outings since 2019. After years of defying the authorities, the "ghost of the D4" seems to have disappeared from the radar for good.