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Earlier on in the year you may recall the introduction of Must Comment Monday. The premise was simple - further the F1 conversation by means of the humble comment.

As it happened, not long after the concept debuted, Formula 1 went a bit mental and we had a tough time keeping up with comments on this site, let alone anywhere else. However, now that the season is over, and given that this year there’s no long-running espionage scandal bubbling away in the background, it feels like a quiet enough period to take a second stab at it.

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You may have heard us mention it on the show, and you may have noticed us littering comments around the web yesterday, but what does it all mean? Must Comment Monday is back!

What is it?

You see these things all the time: Photo Friday, Talky Tuesday, Question Saturday. Some of them are genuinely cool things to take part in , and some of them are just a way for people to come up with ideas to fill their blogs. Sidepodcast doesn’t like to miss out on anything, so we’re resurrecting one of the best: Must Comment Monday.

This is something that I came up with, back in the days before Sidepodcast - those long, long hours spent thinking about things other than Formula 1. What was that like? With the demise of my personal blog, Must Comment Monday went out the window as well. But it was a good idea, and that’s why we’re bringing it back.

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• File: Episode50.m4a
• Length: 23:09
• Size: 21.3 MB
• Transcript: Episode50.pdf

Sidepodcast reaches the ripe old age of 50 shows, which is such a milestone that we don’t even mention it!

Intro

We’re better and busy, tweaking the blog here and there - see if you can spot our amendments.

Good Week / Bad Week

The Australian GP and Christian Klien share our bad week accolade, whilst Honda and Trulli cash in on the good luck.

News and Views

A catchup of the news from Barcelona, even though it is ongoing as we record. The new Red Bull fin, McLaren’s head down attitude, and Williams troubles, all discussed here. We also recap the Honda and Renault launches, whether our predictions last week came true, and what we think of their new sites. Plus, visit thepaddockmagazine.com for a unique insight on the world of Formula 1.

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