A Formula 1 podcast created by fans, for fans. Weekly F1 race previews and reviews, news, debate and chat with Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood.
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35 minutes ago
35 minutes ago
We look back through the Austrian GP weekend, which saw a dominant win for McLaren, Ferrari in no man's land and any hope Verstappen had for challenging McLaren into the summer ended by a wild move from Kimi Antonelli. All that, plus a look ahead to Silverstone!
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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom , Chris & Stu discuss the weekly goings on of the sport, review and preview races and offer their thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season!
F1 | Formula 1 | F12025 | 2025 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Jack Doohan | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Frano Colapinto | Austrian GP | Austria | A1 Ring | Red Bull Ring | Austrian GP Review | Silverstone | British GP | British GP Preview
4 days ago
4 days ago
Join us to hear our thoughts on the F1 movie after spending decades as F1 fans. Hear what we like and what we don't!
00:00 Intro
00:46 Authenticity vs. Hollywood Elements
05:02 Visuals and Realism in F1 Footage
12:45 Commentary Vibe
14:52 Female Representation in the Film
17:48 Better F1 Intro Than Drive To Survive?
18:44 Fun References For F1 Die Hards
20:20 Overall Thoughts and Rating
22:13 SPOILER ZONE: Is The Plot Even Realistic?
28:52 SPOILER ZONE: Some Racing Flaws That Irked Us
33:08 SPOILER ZONE: Over Simplifying Car Upgrades?
34:38 SPOILER ZONE: Hamilton's Role as Co-Producer
38:58 SPOILER ZONE: Using Historical Footage For Realistic Backstory
45:16 Final Thoughts & Overall Impression
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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom, Chris & Stu discuss the weekly goings on in the word of Formula 1, review and preview races and offer up thoughts on all the F1 talking points. New episodes every Tuesday during the season!
F1 | Formula 1 | F12025 | 2025 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Jack Doohan | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Franco Colapinto | F1 Movie | Movie Review | Brad Pitt
7 days ago
7 days ago
We look ahead to the Austrian Grand Prix, assess Max & Mercedes' chances against the McLarens and discuss some calendar news for 2026, including the returning prospect of a single-season triple crown!
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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom , Chris & Stu discuss the weekly goings on of the sport, review and preview races and offer their thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season!
F1 | Formula 1 | F12025 | 2025 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Jack Doohan | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Frano Colapinto | Austrian GP | Austria | A1 Ring | Red Bull Ring | Le Mans 24hr | LeMans | Leman | indycar | indy 500 | Triple crown
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Norris turned what was looking like a great drive into an absolute nightmare this weekend gone, so we wil be unpacking the issues that lead to that as well as looking back at a return to form for the Mercedes boys and looking at how Russell and Antonelli could be aserious threat if the car continues to perform!
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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom , Chris & Stu discuss the weekly goings on of the sport, review and preview races and offer their thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season!
F1 | Formula 1 | F12025 | 2025 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Jack Doohan | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Frano Colapinto | Canadian GP | Canada | Montreal | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Le Mans 24hr | LeMans | Robert Kubica | AF Corsa
Monday Jun 09, 2025
Monday Jun 09, 2025
We look ahead to the Canadian GP in Montreal and discuss Hass' 200th GP livery, the Lance Stroll situation at Aston Martin and assess Mercedes' chances at a circuit they have good history at.
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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom , Chris & Stu discuss the weekly goings on of the sport, review and preview races and offer their thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season!
F1 | Formula 1 | F12025 | 2025 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Jack Doohan | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Frano Colapinto | Canadian GP | Canada | Montreal | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Felipe Drugovich
Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
The final race of the triple header ended in chaos and controversy as Max Verstappen and George Russell came together on two instances after the safety car restart. We dive into the situation to analyse it all, plus look at a point scoring weekend for Alonso and a fantastic 5th place for Nico Hulkenberg!
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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom , Chris & Stu discuss the weekly goings on of the sport, review and preview races and offer their thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season!
F1 | Formula 1 | F12025 | 2025 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Jack Doohan | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Frano Colapinto | Spain | Spanish GP | Barcelona | Catalunya | Crash | Collision | Safety Car
Tuesday May 27, 2025
Tuesday May 27, 2025
An unsurprisingly dull race decided on the Saturday where an experimental tyre rule made little difference, and if anything made it worse! We review what little there was to talk about from Monaco as well as look ahead to what could be the final Spanish GP in Barcelona.
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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom , Chris & Stu discuss the weekly goings on of the sport, review and preview races and offer their thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season!
F1 | Formula 1 | F12025 | 2025 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Jack Doohan | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Frano Colapinto | Indycar | Indy 500 | Indianapolis | Monaco | Monaco GP | Spain | Spanish GP | Barcelona | Catalunya
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Max stormed his way to the front and never looked back in a fantastic win at Imola, but could the McLaren pair have done more to stop him? There were big qually crashes for Tsunoda and Colapinto as well as the whole red flag situation for Ollie Bearman. Plus, we take a look ahead to Monaco and it's twisted tyre rules for this weekend.
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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom , Chris & Stu discuss the weekly goings on of the sport, review and preview races and offer their thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season!
F1 | Formula 1 | F12025 | 2025 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Jack Doohan | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Frano Colapinto | Imola GP | Imola | Italy | Emilia Romagna GP | Red Flag | Crash | Indycar | Indy 500 | Indianapolis | Monaco | Monaco GP
Tuesday May 13, 2025
Tuesday May 13, 2025
McLaren have some brake trickery that's all the rage going to Imola and the situation at Alpine just gets crazier and crazier!
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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom , Chris & Stu discuss the weekly goings on of the sport, review and preview races and offer their thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season!
F1 | Formula 1 | F12025 | 2025 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Jack Doohan | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Frano Colapinto | Imola GP | Imola | Italy | Emilia Romagna GP | Oliver Oakes | Hitech GP | Flavio Briatori
Tuesday May 06, 2025
Tuesday May 06, 2025
McLaren executed a relatively textbook sprint weekend and Oscar in particular, looked in fantastic form with stats and records falling in his favour as part of it all. Plus, the most exciting race of the season in the Lego cars!
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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom , Chris & Stu discuss the weekly goings on of the sport, review and preview races and offer their thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season!
F1 | Formula 1 | F12025 | 2025 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Jack Doohan | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Miami GP | Miama | Florida | USA | United States | USA | United States | Lego | Lego F1