Behind the lens with Mark Sutton for Antonelli’s F1 title triumph

Veteran motorsport photographer Mark Sutton reflected on documenting Kimi Antonelli's maiden Formula 1 World Championship during the 2026 season. Sutton described capturing the 20-year-old Mercedes driver's triumph as one of the best experiences of his four-decade career, notably highlighting Antonelli's emotional home victory at Monza before thousands of celebrating Italian supporters.

Antonelli clinched the Drivers' Championship with a third-place finish in Mexico City, making him the youngest champion in Formula 1 history. Sutton, who famously photographed Antonelli as a 12-year-old grid kid meeting Lewis Hamilton at Monza in 2018, noted that covering Antonelli's title run revitalized his enthusiasm for photographing motorsport.