SAEDNEWS: British fan Brandon Burgess is attempting to attend all 24 Formula 1 races this season on a £20,000 budget and just 28 days’ annual leave — after the Hungarian GP his pot stood at about £9,221 with 12 days’ leave remaining, and he says the upcoming flyaway races will test both his finances and stamina.
According to SaedNews, 29-year-old Brandon Burgess set off in March on an audacious plan: visit all 24 grands prix this season using £20,000 of savings and only his annual 28 days of leave. Now midway through the campaign — and soaking up Zandvoort’s dunes and Dutch roar — he reports under £10,000 left in the pot and a shrinking leave balance, but remains optimistic.
Burgess mixes smart planning with youthful flexibility: two-day tickets where possible, capsule hostels, splitting accommodation with his girlfriend when she can join, and seizing home-base opportunities like Silverstone to cut costs. Hybrid work has helped him log paid hours on the road, and occasional hospitality — such as an Aston Martin paddock tour — has eased the budget and boosted the experience. Yet the season’s “flyaways” (Singapore, Mexico, Brazil, Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi among them) loom as the expensive crucible.
His journey is part thrift experiment, part social experiment: he’s making friends across continents, documenting hacks for other fans, and testing whether F1 — often framed as expensive and exclusive — can be experienced cheaply with creativity and sacrifice. Burgess warns it will be “very tight” but says he’s prepared to dip into backup funds if needed. For now, he’s on track — both financially and emotionally — to finish his ultimate dream of seeing every race in one season.
