Czech police apprehend man driving Ferrari F1-liveried GP2 automobile on motorway | System 2

Police within the Czech Republic have stopped a person driving a GP2 automobile, styled to appear like a Ferrari System 1 chassis, on a public highway.

The person was apprehended in Buk after his distinctive automobile was noticed rushing on the D4 motorway south of Prague.

“Due to reviews from drivers, this morning we stopped a components automobile driver within the village of Buk which had been rushing alongside the D4 motorway,” stated a press release issued by the police drive.

“Police recognized the driving force as a 51-year-old man and later took him to the district station to present a proof.”

The police stated the person was unwilling to co-operate. “The motive force, who was stopped by the police and recognized within the automobile, refused to touch upon the entire scenario when requested to elucidate. The police will proceed with your entire matter into administrative proceedings.”

The motive force is more likely to face a fantastic and a ban from driving, in accordance with the police. He’s believed to have been noticed driving the automobile on earlier events over a number of years (see video under).

The automobile is a Dallara GP2/08 chassis, which was utilized by the previous GP2 sequence between 2008 and 2010. The championship is now often called System 2.

The purple livery and ‘Marlboro’ logos point out the automobile is an unauthorised reproduction styled on Ferrari’s F1 vehicles of the mid-to-late 2000s. It carries the quantity seven, as utilized by Kimi Raikkonen when he drove for the Ferrari F1 group between 2014 and 2018.

Though it’s not recognized whether or not any modifications have been made to the automobile, in its unique guise the GP2/08 was powered by a Mecachrome four-litre V8 producing over 600bhp.

Video: Ferrari-liveried GP2 automobile noticed on motorway

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