Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast by fans, for fans. Tom King & Chris Evans break down the week's F1 news and preview and review every race. New episodes every Tuesday through the season.
Episodes
Dec 7, 2021
Dec 7, 2021
1hr 58 min
In our 200th episode, we review maybe the strangest race we’ve ever seen as we look at all the major events and controversies between Hamilton and Verstappen and the penalties handed out, the bizarre decision making from the drivers, teams and FIA, all of the other winners and losers plus a look ahead to the season finale in Abu Dhabi and your questions from the inbox.
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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood 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 | F12021 | 2021 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Antonio Giovinazzi | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Daniil Kvyat | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Romain Grosjean | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah International Street Circuit | Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina
Nov 30, 2021
Nov 30, 2021
1hr 2 min
This week we look ahead to the inaugural Saudi Arabia GP in Jeddah but also take some time to reflect on the huge impact Frank Williams had on the sport and beyond after the sad news of his passing earlier this week.
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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood 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 | F12021 | 2021 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Antonio Giovinazzi | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Daniil Kvyat | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Romain Grosjean | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah International Street Circuit
Nov 23, 2021
Nov 23, 2021
1hr 27 min
After F1's first visit to the Losail circuit in Qatar, we look at the qualifying penalties and if they were deserved, the ever decreasing gap in the championship standings, a brilliant return to the podium for Alonso, suspect strategy for Perez, what could have caused the punctures and some big swings in the constructors standings ahead of the final two races of the season.
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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood 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 | F12021 | 2021 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Antonio Giovinazzi | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Daniil Kvyat | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Romain Grosjean | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Qatar | Losail International Circuit
Nov 16, 2021
Nov 16, 2021
1hr 14 min
After an unbelievable weekend in Brazil, this week we discuss... deep breath Should Hamilton have been disqualified, why was Verstappen poking around the Mercedes rear wing, two of the greatest drives we've ever seen, an impromptu reverse grid trial, Perez brilliance, did Verstappen deserve a penalty and why did the stewards not even look at it, did Mercedes throw away a 1-2, are Red Bull looking rattled, the final seat on the grid filled, predictions, a look ahead to Qatar, inbox and much more!
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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood 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 | F12021 | 2021 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Antonio Giovinazzi | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Daniil Kvyat | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Romain Grosjean | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Brazil | Brazilian GP | Sao Paulo | Qatar | Losail International Circuit
Nov 9, 2021
Nov 9, 2021
1hr 39 min
Join us to review the Mexican GP where turn 1 drama set the scene for the rest of the race and everyone up and down the field seemed to be chasing those ahead but rarely finding the move for position, plus we look ahead to the Brazilian GP and how the result of this weekend will play out for the championship over these final few weeks.
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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood 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 | F12021 | 2021 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Antonio Giovinazzi | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Daniil Kvyat | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Romain Grosjean | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Mexico | Mexico City | Autódromo de Hermanos Rodríguez | Brazil | Brazilian GP | Sao Paulo
Nov 2, 2021
Nov 2, 2021
1hr 13 min
As the season heads into a final stretch of 5 races in the next 6 weeks we discuss what we expect from the upcoming Mexican GP as well as the situation of the Jeddah Street Circuit in Saudi Arabia. Plus we also talk about the provisional sprint race changes for 2022, Andretti Sauber takeover talks and your questions from the inbox.
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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood 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 | F12021 | 2021 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Antonio Giovinazzi | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Daniil Kvyat | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Romain Grosjean | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Mexico | Mexico City | Autódromo de Hermanos Rodríguez
Oct 26, 2021
Oct 26, 2021
1hr 18 min
After F1 makes a triumphant return to Austin, we look at how the enthralling battle for the win played out, what Mercedes could have done differently, a heroic drive from Perez, all the other drives of note down the grid, plus a new W Series champion, prediction league and all the ways Shaquille O'Neal stole the show.
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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood 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 | F12021 | 2021 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Antonio Giovinazzi | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Daniil Kvyat | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Romain Grosjean | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | USA | Austin | COTA
Oct 23, 2021
Oct 23, 2021
38 min
As F1 prepares for the US Grand Prix, we are joined by Toni Calderon, Chief Growth Officer at Valkyrie, an Austin based company specialising in artificial intelligence and machine learning, to discuss how the technology can play a part in motorsport, as well as Toni's own history in motorsport, how a conversation over a bottle of wine led to the documentary The Gentleman Driver and the growth of F1 in America.
F1 | Formula 1 | F12021 | 2021 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Antonio Giovinazzi | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Daniil Kvyat | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Romain Grosjean | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | USA | Austin | COTA | AI | Machine Learning | Technology | Valkyrie | The Gentleman Driver | Le Mans
Oct 19, 2021
Oct 19, 2021
1hr 15 min
This week, new calendars for F1, F2, F3 and Formula E, a new qualifying format that's as baffling as it is brilliant, gifts from Zak Brown and our preview and predictions for the United States Grand Prix.
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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood 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 | F12021 | 2021 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Antonio Giovinazzi | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Daniil Kvyat | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Romain Grosjean | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | USA | Austin | COTA
Oct 12, 2021
Oct 12, 2021
1hr 43 min
This week, Bottas proves he's still got what it takes, could Hamilton have got a better result than 5th, questionable penalties, a vital two rounds for the championship and more WTF's than ever.
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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood 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 | F12021 | 2021 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Antonio Giovinazzi | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Daniil Kvyat | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Romain Grosjean | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Istanbul | Turkey