Kyan Francis: an interview to the famous motorsport content creator!

If you're a motorsport fan, I'm sure you enjoy watching a funny F1 video. And even more when it's a good one. Kyan Francis is one of the most famous content creators out there, with a huge audience and some great daily videos that make us all laugh. He's here with us today to answer a few questions about his journey as a content creator and his personal life. Let's start!

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A (me): First of all, introduce yourself, Kyan!

K (Kyan): My name is Kyan Francis or Ky for short, it's really up to you! I was born and raised in Essex in the UK and have always had a passion for cars from a young age. I drifted into football first though, before I found my love for F1, and then after that I was totally hooked!

A: How did you start with your account? K: I started it over two years ago on tiktok only. My earliest posts were all about talking about the sport and trying to showcase different F1 moments in cool ways. They are still on my tiktok today although they aren't the best. But I still love them haha! I started there and then continued posting.

A: is there someone or something that inspired you to start creating? K: My friends' help actually pushed me to do content. They said: "Why not give it a try and see how you find it?". Once I made my first video talking about F1 I loved it so much that I became obsessed and I just wanted to create content every day after that!

As we can see, Kyan's friends were an important part of his journey. Who knows, if they never told him to start, maybe we wouldn't know Kyan as we do today. But talking about other things, I wanted to ask Kyan about social medias. We know that there are a lot of platforms to post in nowadays, but content creators surely have a favourite one. And it's probably the one you expect.

A: which platform do you prefer posting content on and why? K: I'm aiming to branch out to more platforms. But as for now, Tiktok and Instagram are my main ones. I'd say Tiktok just because it's where I started.

But we're not here to talk about the good stuff, only. By asking the next question to Kyan, I wanted to highlight the bad part of social media. Because unfortunately, not everything is as good as it seems. Let's see what Kyan has to say about it.

A: Did you ever encounter any difficulties, being a content creator? (Hate comments, lack of ideas...?) K: I've had a few hate comments here and there but to be honest I'm very lucky that everyone is usually really cool, and I recieve an overwhelming amount of love at times that I'm so grateful for. But I guess that whenever there are difficult times, whatever they may be, it's important to keep going and see it through; because it will eventually pass and what you have been searching for, will manifest.

I guess that everyone who starts creating content, does it because their goal is to get famous. But how does it feel like to be famous? Do content creators aknowledge the fact that people all around the world know who they are? I decided to ask Kyan about it, and this is what he said.

A: How did you feel when you realised that you were "famous" and that you had fans all around the world? Do you remember in which precise moment it happened? Can you tell us more about it? K: I really don't feel like I'm famous, to be honest, haha! I just enjoy making content and I am very lucky that there are so many people that show support for that! I think it's always humbling when people notice me for my content and say kind words. It fills me with joy and just makes me want to make more content for them.

But what about Kyan's dreams? Does he have a collab that he'd like to do with a motorsport brand, or with an F1 team? Let's discover it together.

A: do you have a dream collaboration that you'd like to do with a brand or something F1 related? Which collab is it and why? K: I would love to work with F1 drivers and teams of course. All of them hopefully. So, if I had to pick in terms of drivers, I'd say: Lewis hamilton, Yuki Tsunoda and Carlos Sainz. Daniel Ricciardo as well, even though he's no longer with us in the sport.

A: Is it easy to become a famous content creator? How did you manage to do it? Did it "just happen" or did you try something specific? K: It just came from being consistent and constantly taking risks with my videos by trying new things. A new style, a new edit, a new something in order to see what works. So by combining constant innovation with consistency, you will eventually strike gold.

Talking about Kyan as a person, not a content creator anymore, and putting him on a human plan, I asked him more about his motorsport preferences. Such things as his favourite track, his favourite driver, and more.

A: Talking about you, what's your favourite F1 track? Why? Have you ever been to it?

K: My favourite tracks are: Brazil, Silverstone and Spa Francorchamps. I as lucky enough to go to Silverstone in 2024, which was so cool. Especially seeing Hamilton win, I very nearly shed a tear haha!

A: Who's your favourite driver? Why him specifically? Did he ever inspire you to keep up with your content?

K: Lewis Hamilton for sure because he's a role model and a trail blazer. He shows that it's okay to be you and stand out in a crowd that doesn't look like you and that may not even accept you. And then, as well as that he's just the greatest of all time (GOAT) so it's really cool to see!

A: What's one thing you like doing when you're not editing or creating content?

K: Mostly watching other content on Youtube or keeping on top of my fitness. I like to play sports, run or go to the gym; which is helpful in balancing out making content and other things in my life. It's a nice stress reliever.

The lack of ideas or inspiration is something very common between the content creators. So I thought it would be very interesting to let Kyan share his secrets for when he struggles with it. He said an important thing that I think everyone should know.

A: What if you don't know what to post? What do you normally do? K: If I don't know what to post I'll try to seek inspiration from other places but if there is nothing I can think of, then I'll try not to force it. I'm still learning to not post just for the sake of posting, that my content is an extension of me so it's important to take my time and it's okay to try again another time!

A: How do you usually find the inspiration for your posts? K: From consuming a lot of different content, even outside of motorsports, and then also by just experiencing life. Going different places and doing different things can spark a creative thought that can turn into a video.

A: What was your goal when you started your accounts? Did you reach it yet? K: I haven't quite reached my goal yet but it's something I just keep to myself and am working on all the time. But my other goal was to get to 100k followers on both instagram and tiktok so we will see how that goes as I haven't quite got there yet.

A: Is there something more you'd like to do in the future, besides being a content creator? K: I'm not too sure yet. Content creation has shown me so many different opportunities and even the cool things you can do behind camera so maybe something there in a later stage. But in the nearer future I would love to try and get into presenting.

As always, we've come to the advice part. The last part of my interviews is always focused on inspiring people to do what they love and to try out everything they have in mind. So, let's see what Kyan wants to tell his fans!

A: Lastly, could you give your fans and the people who are reading some advice? What would you tell them? What would you like to say to someone who looks up to you and wants to be a famous content creator in the motorsport world?

"I think that if you want to do content creation then definitely go for it. But also know you have to have other things going on to support it. Whether it's working or studying, there has to be something alongside. But in terms of content, just fall in love with making your videos the best as possible and the rest will take care of itself. And be consistent!" - Kyan Francis

K: Finally, I'm just super grateful to be a part of this great community, and to have built such a big community with everyone through my content is really cool. So thank you for always supporting me and big love to you all.

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Well, We've come to an end! Thanks Kyan for being so nice to me and for letting me interview you. Thank you so much for reading this article, guys, and for always supporting me a lot. Make sure to follow me on instagram! (@aleinsidef1)