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
Jul 28, 2021
Jul 28, 2021
1hr 38 min
This week, we (reluctantly) look at what Red Bull may be hoping to achieve from a review of Hamilton's penalty, more potential changes to the race calendar, the 2022 car model, where Bottas could end up next year and who else has their eye on a Williams seat.
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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 | 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 | Hungary
Jul 21, 2021
Jul 21, 2021
1hr 45 min
After what might be the most pivotal round of the championship so far, we look at who was to blame for the Verstappen and Hamilton incident, the aftermath and what it all means for the rest of the season, plus our thoughts on the first sprint race weekend, predictions league and 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 | 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 | Great Britain | Silverstone
Jul 13, 2021
Jul 13, 2021
1hr 42 min
As we head into the first ever sprint race weekend at Silverstone, we look at the pros and cons of the new format, the rule changes required to make it happen, which teams and drivers it could hand an advantage to and what we expect for the weekend. Plus predictions, Silverstone seating advice, and being head of the FIA for a day.
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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 | 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 | Great Britain | Silverstone
Jul 6, 2021
Jul 6, 2021
1hr 43 min
After a race full of penalties, we look at which ones weren't deserved, which ones definitely were, why the penalty points system needs an overhaul, big points for one of us in the predictions league, and in the inbox we discuss potential future drivers at Williams and our ideal teammates.
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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 | 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 | Austria | Red Bull Ring
Jun 30, 2021
Jun 30, 2021
1hr 29 min
From the highs of a dominating 4th win in a row for Red Bull with Max Verstappen, to the lows of what could have been for George Russell and Williams. This week we look back at the Styrian Grand Prix, and ahead to the same race again with softer tyres as the Austrian 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 | 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 | Austria | Styria
Jun 22, 2021
Jun 22, 2021
1hr 20 min
After an unexpectedly brilliant French Grand Prix, we look at a strategic masterclass from Red Bull, how Mercedes let the race get away from them, all the other stand out performances from down the grid, plus a record breaking week in the prediction league, and driver transfers and power unit rankings in 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 | 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 | France | Paul Ricard | W Series | Austria | Styria
Jun 15, 2021
Jun 15, 2021
1hr 26 min
As we head into a hectic triple-header, we take the opportunity to look ahead to the second season of W Series which starts in a couple of weeks time as well as look at the current status of women on the path to F1 and the nuances of the super license system, plus all the stories heading into the French GP, predictions 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 | 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 | France | Paul Ricard | W Series
Jun 9, 2021
Jun 9, 2021
1hr 34 min
After another incredible weekend in Baku, we look at the great drives which led to one of the most popular podiums in years, dig into what went wrong for Verstappen and Hamilton, discuss the safety concerns brought up during the race, take a very smug visit to the predictions league and answer your questions from the inbox.
This podcast was recorded remotely in accordance with COVID-19 social distancing rules. #StayAtHome and stay safe.
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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 | 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 | Baku | Azerbaijan
Jun 1, 2021
Jun 1, 2021
47 min
Bottas' pit stop is finally completed after nearly 48hours and flexi-wings continue to be a talking point around the paddock as we discuss the lead up to Baku, as well as taking a little look outside F1 at the Indy 500 and Extreme E that both ran in the weekend gone.
This podcast was recorded remotely in accordance with COVID-19 social distancing rules. #StayAtHome and stay safe.
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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 | 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 | Baku | Azerbaijan | Indy 500 | Extreme E
May 25, 2021
May 25, 2021
1hr 29 min
This week, more Monaco heartbreak for Leclerc, should qualifying rules be changed, the longest pit stop in F1 history, a stat about Max Verstappen you definitely haven't heard before, predictions league and a dip into the inbox.
This podcast was recorded remotely in accordance with COVID-19 social distancing rules. #StayAtHome and stay safe.
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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 | 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 | Monaco