As of 2025, there are over 800 million people in the world who consider themselves a fan of Formula One. Many of these fans would tell you their dream is to attend a Grand Prix, to watch their favourite driver lift the championship trophy or meet their racing hero. All of these are attainable – many of these do come true. 

But for some, there’s the implausible hope of being fortunate enough to attend every race, to watch each chequered flag and cheer with the masses. With the rising costs to attend and travel to twenty-four races, many would view flying around the world with the racing circus to be too extortionate, unattainable and trying. 

Brandon Burgess shared this dream, alongside the understanding that this would only be possible if he won the lottery or retired comfortably in the future. The 29-year-old's desire to witness every race stemmed from a childhood of supporting Ferrari and Michael Schumacher from his home in Ferndown. Their days of glory have since passed, but his passion remains. 

F1 is a constantly evolving sport, with new technological advancements pushing the boundaries of expectations each year. Brandon’s own dreams, just like the races he immerses himself in, couldn’t wait. The decision was set in stone after he realised that his life could rapidly change at any moment, whether it was through settling down with a family or through other means. To him, it was clear that 2025 had to be the year he ticked off this bucket list item. And what a year it turned out to be...

Not only were other fans enjoying Brandon’s content, but the teams and official personnel were tuning in to follow his journey. Throughout the season, he was invited to spend time in Aston Martin, Red Bull, Williams and Haas’s garage, getting a unique behind-the-scenes insight into the paddock. Alongside this, he enjoyed paddock tours in Silverstone and other races. He even featured on Ted’s Notebook, a fan-favourite analysis show headed by Ted Kravitz.

But Brandon acknowledges that all of this was down to the community his fans had built from his videos.

“It enabled me to experience stuff that I've only dreamed of as an F1 fan, before the season started. Stuff like going in the paddock and even going within some team garages and meeting F1 personnel. These statements that don't feel real are still saying them because at heart I'm just an F1 nerd, really. And that's all off the back of the community and the people that followed me.”

As the end of the 2025 season was approaching and his dream year was coming to a close, Brandon was offered another once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: to do it all over again. 

Heineken, one of F1’s largest global sponsorship partnerships, announced the launch of its first season ticket, allowing one lucky fan access to every race on the calendar with all travel and accommodation expenses also covered. After being told that he would receive this honour, Brandon couldn’t contain his excitement, jumping up and down from the joy of knowing he would repeat the incredible experience. 

To add to his delight, the carbon fibre ticket was handed over to Brandon during the Mexican Grand Prix weekend by four-time world champion Max Verstappen. 

“I had about five minutes to chat with him and he was asking me about my challenge and how it was going. It was generally like a really nice two-way conversation.In Vegas, I was lucky enough to meet him again within a group. He was saying hi to people in the group and he turns to me and said, oh, it's good to see you again. And I was like, I can't believe it, Max Verstappen remembers who I am. So that was a real pinch me moment, he remembered my face!”

With just thirty-six days left until the lights go green in Melbourne, Brandon hasn’t stopped preparing for another year of producing content for his social media. He is even leaving his full-time job, which he based his travels around last year, to focus solely on his videos. Hoping to explore new angles through this, he is looking to draw in a wider audience.

“I’m going to try and show the travel side a bit more. For example, when you’re in Japan for the Japanese Grand Prix, you could also go here and do this and see this in Japan. I know that lots of people, if you’re flying abroad for an F1 trip, you also spend time in the city and you do things that aren’t necessarily F1 related.” He explained.

Brandon also wants to expand upon his existing format, where he shows the races and the events surrounding them as a whole, pivoting over to longer-form content on YouTube. With another exhilarating year on the horizon, he is eager to showcase what it’s like to attend the races.

The highly anticipated 2026 season is bringing new teams and a set of fresh regulations which will shake everything up. For longtime fans such as Brandon, these changes are reminiscent of those of the past, leaving him to predict that 2026 will see the pecking order changing constantly throughout the races. 

“I just can't wait to see what order the cars are going to be in because who knows? What I really hope is that there's not just one team that dominates. Hopefully, there's at least two cars that are capable of winning, so we have a bit of a battle there rather than just a teammate battle. That's my one hope, but as long as that happens, then I think we're in for a pretty good season.”

Even with all the excitement of the upcoming twenty-four rounds, Brandon is keen to stick to his roots of helping those who consume his content. Whether they have attended multiple races in the past or are looking to attend their first Grand Prix one day, he offered his biggest piece of advice from his own experiences. 

“Spend as much as time as you can at the track. Get up early, leave late, because there’s so much more to attending than just watching Formula One. Watch all the feeder series that are racing beforehand. There are so many fun activities and stands to see whilst you’re at the circuit. There’s so much to do.”