Czech Republic President Petr Pavel spotted at Hungarian GP as a professional photographer

While some read books, others do yoga, but have you wondered what world leaders truly do in their free time? For Czech Republic president Petr Pavel, the answer is sports photography. This weekend the 64-year-old world leader was spotted attending the Hungarian GP, not as a guest but as a photographer. He arrived with a full photography kit and an official FIA accreditation. He arrived at the Hungaroring for Saturday's sessions and was already taking pictures, accompanied by Czech F1 photographer Jiri Krenek.The Czech president had a security detail alongside him in the pit lane as he chatted with Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the president of the FIA, F1's governing body. He was using both Canon and Nikon camera systems.Interestingly, this wasn't the first time he was seen at a major motorsport event as a hobby photographer. Most recently, he travelled to France in June to attend the Le Mans 24 Hours, again equipped with full camera gear. In fact, the former NATO Military Chairman has attended several races on both two and four wheels over the years. Within the Czech Republic, he has covered the MotoGP and World Superbike events at Brno, while he has also travelled as far as US and Saudi ...