It Only Takes a Minute
Today, F1 Minute turns 100 shows old. What started out as a funny little play on words has become a podcast force all of its own, with a feed, a site, and a Twitter presence.
When I first started it, there were perhaps doubts that I could sustain a podcast five times a week, partly because it was assumed I would get bored, and partly because there couldn’t possibly be that much news to talk about – especially in the off-season. In the promo, I said I would be talking about driver’s birthdays. It turns out that was a joke, although I didn’t know it at the time.
I am here to tell you that I did not get bored, and there is enough, perhaps even too much to talk about.
I’ve been told that this year has been particularly newsworthy, what with the espionage scandals from both McLaren and Renault, and the continuing discussions of regulations, and Lewis Hamilton. I may not be so lucky in the future, but that is looking much too far ahead.
Celebrating 100 shows is an achievement of epic proportions, and deserves a mention. I was looking forward to relishing the 60 minute mark, because that would have been a whole hour of me talking, making quite an interesting viewpoint. Alas, I missed it, so 100 will have to do instead.
