Method 1 has by no means made a season ticket accessible earlier than however one fortunate fan has now landed himself a money-can’t-buy go to all 24 Grands Prix within the 2026 marketing campaign
One lucky Method 1 fan has secured the primary ever season ticket made accessible for the game. Brandon Burgess has achieved social media stardom this 12 months after setting himself the formidable purpose of attending all 24 races on a decent finances while sustaining his full-time employment, maximising simply 28 days of annual depart.
Burgess has gone above and past to journey as economically as attainable, beginning with a modest finances of simply £20,000 to journey across the globe with the F1 circus. His endeavours have introduced him loads of social media recognition, the place he chronicles his problem.
They usually have additionally captured the eye of F1 sponsor Heineken, who’ve now stepped in to alleviate the monetary stress for subsequent 12 months. Due to the Dutch beer model, Burgess has develop into the primary ever fan to own a season ticket for F1.
He and a companion will now get pleasure from entry to all 24 occasions within the 2026 season just by presenting the particular black carbon fibre card he has acquired. His journey and lodging bills are additionally coated, which means he will not want to fret about spending a single penny to witness all of the motion first-hand.
“Attending each F1 race in a single 12 months has at all times been my dream,” stated Burgess. “It has been a loopy problem – juggling my full-time job and being on a restricted finances meant that I’ve needed to make some sacrifices equivalent to solely visiting some nations for twenty-four hours, and attending races alone.
“Nevertheless it has enabled me to attach with followers all around the world – lots of whom I nonetheless chat to. I by no means thought that once I began documenting my journey initially of the 12 months that so many individuals could be following alongside.
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“And now to be recognised by a model like Heineken and be the holder of the world’s first season ticket for F1 races is completely mind-blowing. It is the chance of a lifetime and I can not wait to take this journey even additional subsequent 12 months and share the expertise with different followers.”
The season ticket can’t be bought with cash, although extra alternatives will come up for supporters to safe one among these coveted playing cards. Max Verstappen handed the inaugural ticket to Burgess, with Heineken saying plans to decide on one other fanatic subsequent 12 months who will obtain the prospect to journey all through the whole 2027 marketing campaign.
Heineken has backed F1 for a decade and has now secured a contemporary multi-year settlement with the game. The Dutch brewing big now serves as title sponsor for 5 completely different races, having prolonged their China and Las Vegas agreements while additionally including contemporary sponsorships for the Grands Prix in Brazil, Madrid and Silverstone for the 2026 season.
Significantly, the agency has been desirous to champion its alcohol-free merchandise, with an organization assertion declaring: “Heineken will proceed to make use of F1’s world platform to offer messaging round accountable consumption and promote Heineken 0.0 – a premium zero-alcohol product – as a part of their accountable ingesting programme.”
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