I've watched Formula One for as long as I can remember, even before I really knew what it was. It's fascinated me since then and I've always wondered how much it would cost to follow them around the world for a season.

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The numbers below aren't 100% accurate and are based on a four day weekend from Thursday night to Monday morning including hotels, flights and ticket prices. We're looking for the cheapest possible way of doing it assuming you're not with team hospitality and travelling on your own.

The season we'll be using is the 2017 calendar to try and make things as accurate as possible for you.

Flights

London Heathrow to Melbourne - £1,047

Melbourne to Shanghai - £892

Shanghai to Bahrain - £598

Bahrain to Russia - £595

Russia to Spain - £272

Spain to Monaco - £133

Monaco to Canada - £1,070

Canada to Azerbaijan - £1,420

Azerbaijan to Austria - £980

Austria to United Kingdom - £247

United Kingdom to Hungary - £184

Hungary to Belgium - £181

Belgium to Italy - £286

Italy to Singapore - £830

Singapore to Malaysia - £75

Malaysia to Japan - £211

Japan to USA - £1,041

USA to Mexico - £397

Mexico to Brazil - £740

Brazil to Abu Dhabi - £1,788

I've searched hard to find the cheapest flights possible to travel from track to track and these are the lowest I could find. Flights alone you'll be set back £12,995 while travelling in economy class.

Hotels

It's hard to get an exact price for hotel rooms without actually inquiring so I'm going to take an average of £120 a night taking into consideration the high prices of the Middle East and Asia. With the amount of travelling required we'll assume you're spending at least 200 days away from home and that's the figure we'll stick with. 200 days at £120 a night comes as £24,000 give or take.

Food and travel

Whether you're hiring a car, using public transport or taking a taxi, it costs money. Moving back and forth from the hotel to the track can cost in excess of £50 a day depending on the location. A fair assumption would be £10,000 for the 200 days away.

You've then got to add general costs for food, shopping and general use. We'll use £40 a day as an average which comes up with a price of £8,000 - this is adding up quickly.

Tickets

Different tickets and packages vary in cost massively, but as this is the cheapest way of doing it we'll take prices from general admission tickets. On average I've worked out the price to be £112 giving us a total of £2,400 over the 20 races in a season.

All in all we've got a rough figure of £54,400 for the season. Obviously prices will vary considerably depending on preferences but the conclusion is fairly obvious that you need a big chunk of spare cash to do so.