What DOES WTF1 Stand For? | WTF1 Podcast #23
1,746Before the 2019 Formula 1 season begins, we wanted to give you more of an insight into the people behind WTF1. We’ll be covering what WTF1 actually stands for, how it grew from bedroom blog to the paddocks of F1, and share stories from behind-the-scenes that you won’t have heard before!
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Timestamps:
0:06 - Welcome
1:08 - The birth of WTF1
5:39 - WTF1 getting hacked
7:12 - Did Tommy ever have a ‘eureka!’ moment?
8:40 - Where did WTF1 come from?
9:45 - When did it become a career for Tommy?
11:56 - Deleting everything on WTF1
14:30 - Meeting Ted Kravitz
16:40 - WTF1 acquisition by Car Throttle
19:45 - How does Tommy not look 50?
21:16 - How did Matt get hired by WTF1?
24:25 - Matt’s first shoot
26:23 - What did Matt do before WTF1?
28:26 - What made Matt get into YouTube?
31:30 - Where’s the Matt ‘rage’ gone?
32:35 - How did Jess get her foot in the door?
38:28 - Jess discovering WTF1 is joining
40:00 - Jess meeting Tommy for the first time
41:40 - Meeting fans
42:43 - Matt’s sister meeting WTF1 fans
46:48 - Does watching motorsport for your job change how you view motorsport?
49:05 - How did Jack Aitken/WTF1 partnership come about?
50:23 - Who came up with ‘That’s Raidillon Actually?’
52:58 - We almost didn’t release the Raidillon video!
55:10 - What do you see the WTF1 project becoming?
58:18 - Tommy stealing things
1:01:49 - Quickfire random questions
1:04:38 - Tips for journalist wanting to join F1
1:06:10 - Do you feel there aren’t many women in motorsport because of the stereotype around it being male dominated?
1:07:23 - Goodbye