This goes back decades to the Bernie Ecclestone era. And yes. We still have credentials we wear on our neck, AND a photo vest that allows us to work trackside. This mainly has to do with photo / video broadcast agreement rights. AND it’s not exclusive to F1. World endurance championship also has a (large) sticker that videographers are required to have , and DORNA (motogp) also has a similar sticker system.
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