Czech Republic President Petr Pavel goes viral after going incognito at F1 Hungarian Grand Prix as photographer

A photographer on the Hungarian Grand Prix has gone viral after being noticed together with his personal safety element.

That is as a result of the person behind the digital camera is Czech Republic President Petr Pavel.

The politician was included as an official race photographer on the occasion final weekend.

He attended Saturday’s qualifying session and the race on Sunday alongside one other Czech photographer, Jiri Krenek.

Pavel was additionally seen chatting to FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem within the paddock.

The President is alleged to have a ardour for images and motorsports, and beforehand snapped at Le Mans 24 and the Moto GP earlier this 12 months.

He has additionally traveled to the US and Saudi Arabia for NASCAR and the Dakar Rally.

Pavel’s images have even been displayed on the National Technical Museum in Prague.

While a photograph album he produced bought for almost $50,000 in a charity public sale.

His exploits have led him to go viral on social media, piquing the curiosity of racing fanatics.

Pavel, 64, assumed the workplace of President in March 2023, having beforehand served as Chiar of the NATO Military Committee between 2015 and 2018.

He can be a former military normal, having held the place of Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces between 2012 and 2015.

Now his hobbies embody photographing motor racing with the top of state trackside to see Lando Norris take the chequered flag in Hungary.