Photographer
Mario Renzi is a French photographer who has shot every Formula 1 season since 1997, embedded so deep in the paddock that F1's own marketing operation eventually brought him in-house. He trained as an architect and had little interest in racing until a friend competing in Formula 3 asked him to shoot a few frames trackside, a single afternoon that rewired his career. Early rejections from French magazines pushed him toward a four-year run with a Japanese quarterly and three years with a Spanish outlet, where he built the deliberate, emotion-first style that still defines his work. His signature images favor psychological weight over the obvious moment: Pierre Gasly frozen on the 2020 Monza podium unable to process his own win, or Felipe Massa in tears as Hamilton celebrates a title feet away. He has self-published four photo books spanning 2008 to 2022, still turning frames around over days rather than racing the social feed.
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Major Works
SPEEED COLORS LEWIS (2008)
His first published book, out three weeks after Lewis Hamilton's title-deciding final lap in Brazil. Blurb's listing carries no official synopsis, but the timing speaks for itself.
SPEEDCOLORS 1 (2008)
A broader early portfolio, 120 pages pulled from his opening years shooting the sport.
SPEEDCOLORS 2#010 (2011)
A season book built entirely around 2010, tagged and dated to match.
Speedcolors 20#22 (2023)
His most recent portfolio, covering the 2022 season after well over a decade of paddock access.
