Episode 4: Mark Sutton — Jack Black, Seven Hollywood Stars & The Best Weekend of His Career

Welcome to Episode 4 of The Motion Report Podcast. Seven Hollywood superstars descended on Suzuka for the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix — and Mark Sutton was the only photographer following all of them. Jack Black doing sit-ups with Ferrari mechanics. Chris Pratt on the DJ deck. Jack Black singing every word of Thunderstruck on the grid. Waving the chequered flag from the pit wall. Lewis Hamilton killing himself laughing in the Ferrari garage. One of the most extraordinary race weekends in recent memory — and Mark Sutton captured every single moment of it. Mark and David also break down Kimi Antonelli's second consecutive pole position, the sumo wrestler in Parc Fermé, why Antonelli couldn't touch the champagne bottle, Max Verstappen's Inspector Max routine inspecting the McLaren, and the iconic cherry blossom photograph that required a borrowed ladder and sixty photographers fighting for the same five trees. Key stories from the conversation: Mark was the only photographer tracking all seven Hollywood stars around the paddock Jack Black took over the Ferrari garage, sang every word of Thunderstruck and waved the chequered flag Kimi Antonelli's second consecutive youngest pole — beating Vettel's record by nearly two years Antonelli was not permitted to touch the champagne bottle — drinking age in Japan is 20 The sumo wrestler in Parc Fermé: Kotozakura Masakatsu, Ozeki rank Max Verstappen closely inspecting the McLaren in Parc Fermé — and his retirement talk The cherry blossom shot: walking the entire circuit, borrowing a ladder, sixty photographers, five trees Suzuka attendance record: 320,000 across three days Mark's verdict: Japan 2026 might be the best race weekend of his career 📸 Follow Mark on Instagram: @f1sutton 💬 Find us on YouTube @motionreportpodcast to join the conversation 🔔 Subscribe for more with legendary F1 photographer, Mark Sutton Producer & Co-host: David Schneider