In January 2025, Brandon Burgess set out to make his dreams come true.
As a lifelong Formula 1 fan, he had attended a few races over the years but had a target of attending every race on the calendar for under £20,000. The challenge? To do so whilst working full-time.
He turned his vision into reality, jumping on a flight to Melbourne for the Australian Grand Prix and Full Time Formula was born.
Now amassing a huge following online, Brandon’s passion for the sport and commitment to watching racing around the globe has seen him invited to do the same again with F1 sponsor Heineken in 2026 with as a ‘Season Ticket’ holder.
His 2025 challenge struck a chord with so many online, with Brandon’s channels now over 100,000 followers stronger across TikTok and Instagram, with so many F1 and motorsport fans now keen to follow his journey.
“The community that I've seen online has blown me away,” Brandon said of the support he’s received online.
“Social media can be a pretty toxic place at times, but everyone in my comment sections has been so kind and supportive of my challenge.”
As well as watching from among the fans, Brandon also had the chance to visit the paddock - an experience he still never takes for granted.
Describing it as feeling like a “movie set,” Brandon says he also met so many inspiring people, working in the sport across a range of disciplines, and looks forward to meeting more people and learning about their stories in 2026.
“I've also traveled to a few races solo and at every single race I managed to meet up with someone from social media.
“In Monaco, I got invited to watch the race on a yacht by someone called Johan who does YouTube videos in Sweden, and watches my stuff, even though I originally had general admission!
“In Canada on the Sunday, again with general admission, I was just sitting on some lawn eating some poutine and two guys walked over and asked if I was on my own.
“Then they told me they had a spare ticket for the main grandstand and asked if I wanted to watch the race with them.
“So, I went from thinking I was watching in general admission to being in the second row back in the grandstand and metres from Kimi Antonelli’s car at the race start.
“It was Absolutely incredible, and all from the generosity of two guys that had a spare ticket and wandered out into the fan zone to see if someone would like it.
“They also had no idea about my videos, so it shows a great example of the motorsport community and how kind, hospitable and how friendly people can be at races.”
It is a blend of the above that has made this challenge such a joy to watch unfold and demonstrates the passion from fans that think this championship is the best sport in the world.
“There's not really a buzz that I get from anything else in life compared to F1,” Brandon says. “The sound of the cars starting up and going around to the grid gives me chills, the story lines, and the drama it brings, and how fast these cars go. “It's really hard to nail down one point of why I think it's the best sport in the world!”
Formula 1 is lucky to travel around the world to some incredible locations, as well as places that Brandon might never have picked as a holiday destination.
Getting to experience new cultures, eat local cuisine, and walk around historic sites were all notable moments from his 2025 journey.
“As well as being a huge F1 fan, I’m also a huge fan of travelling,” he adds. “So merging the two is like my ultimate dream. I was really excited to go to Suzuka and get back to Japan, as I had been once before and it is such a great country.
“I was quite interested in Azerbaijan, just because it's not somewhere I'd considered going prior to F1 being there, and it was so cool to see Baku and the old town. It was fantastic, and not somewhere I was expecting to visit in my life, but these are the kind of the places F1 takes you!”
“I first got into F1 when I was maybe three years old,” says Brandon. “My dad got me into it, as he's a massive F1 fan. When I saw Michael Schumacher, I was hooked, he was my idol growing up.”
Asked what one of his favourite moments has been from F1's 75-year history, he recalls the day he found out Schumacher was returning to Formula 1 with Mercedes:
“I still remember where I was when I saw that article for the first time, and I was just jumping for joy. It was a dream come true and made my Christmas that year as it was announced just days before.”
Brandon notes Austria as his favourite event of the year, picked for both its beautiful scenery but also the quality of general admission.
The weather was also nice and sunny, and his cheaper ticket still had a view of almost half the circuit.