and I'm the only one on the list who is still going to every race and adding to their streak. Of course there are a lot of other F1 folk who have been around longer than me, and have logged higher overall totals. However, most missed races here or there, or had spells of gardening leave between teams, and so on. During my first decade as a journalist I covered other championships, and I only did the odd Grand Prix. So including those races my overall total with a media pass is now 615 (not counting 12 I went to as a young fan). The craziest number is that including testing I've spent well over seven years of my life in the F1 paddock... I'm quite proud of the fact that I've managed to keep going for 32 years, even through the Covid times. It's not been easy in many ways - mentally and physically - and as a freelance I've done all the travelling at my own cost. However, I know that I've been very lucky to be able to do a job that I could only dream about when half a century ago I was a 10-year-old fan attending my first F1 race. Hopefully I'll hit the 700 mark at some point in 2030!
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