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
Feb 24, 2026
Feb 24, 2026
59 min
A round up of the final test in Bahrain plus a look at what rivalries we might see this season
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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 | F12026 | 2026 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | RB | Pierre Gasly | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Arvid Lindblad | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Franco Colapinto | Valtteri Bottas | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | Audi | Bahrain | Testing
Feb 17, 2026
Feb 17, 2026
52 min
After the first round of testing, we make some bold predictions for the season ahead.
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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 | F12026 | 2026 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | RB | Pierre Gasly | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Arvid Lindblad | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Franco Colapinto | Valtteri Bottas | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | Audi | Bahrain | Testing
Feb 12, 2026
Feb 12, 2026
35 min
Final liveries are launched, cars are now OFFICIALLY testing and we are seeing actual coverage of it all too. F1 is finally back!
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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 | F12026 | 2026 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | RB | Pierre Gasly | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Arvid Lindblad | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Franco Colapinto | Valtteri Bottas | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | Audi | Bahrain | Testing
Feb 5, 2026
Feb 5, 2026
33 min
We've finally see all cars on track (sort of) so we are going to look at who sits where and what we can start to work out from the first shakedowns
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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 | F12026 | 2026 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | RB | Pierre Gasly | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Arvid Lindblad | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Franco Colapinto | Valtteri Bottas | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | Audi
Jan 27, 2026
Jan 27, 2026
46 min
Mercedes seem to be up to something tricky with their aero as we see its first shakedown laps and testing runs...
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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 | F12026 | 2026 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | RB | Pierre Gasly | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Arvid Lindblad | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Franco Colapinto | Valtteri Bottas | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | Audi
Jan 22, 2026
Jan 22, 2026
37 min
The first batch of 2026 liveries are here!
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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 | F12026 | 2026 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | RB | Pierre Gasly | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Arvid Lindblad | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Franco Colapinto | Valtteri Bottas | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | Audi
Jan 13, 2026
Jan 13, 2026
57 min
Happy New Year! We are back for 2026 and we are starting the year off with a bit of a recap of all the changes for 2026 when it comes to regulations
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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 | F12026 | 2026 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | RB | Pierre Gasly | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Arvid Lindblad | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Franco Colapinto | Valtteri Bottas | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | Audi
Dec 23, 2025
Dec 23, 2025
1 hr 53 min
We rank each team and driver as well as hand out some awards to see out the season.
00:00 - Intro
02:32 - Alpine
8:22 - Sauber
15:37 - Haas
21:18 - Aston Martin
27:48 - Racing Bulls
33:34 - Williams
40:46 - Ferrari
57:02 - Red Bull
1:05:28 - Mercedes
1:14:27 - McLaren
1:23:12 - Discord Rankings
1:27:02 - Driver Of The Day - Most Wins
1:28:11- Move of the Day - Most Wins
1:29:49 - Overtake Of The Year
1:32:33 - WTF Moment Of The Year
1:38:06 - Race of the Year
1:39:55 - Rookie of the Year
1:43:42 - BOTG Driver of the year/Best of the Rest Award
1:45:18 - Our Prediction Results
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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
Dec 9, 2025
Dec 9, 2025
1 hr 8 min
A new champion is crowned but two of the most humble runners-up we've seen in recent years. We cover everything from Abu Dhabi, even Zak Brown's radio cringe.
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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 | Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina
Dec 2, 2025
Dec 2, 2025
1 hr 12 min
McLaren continues to be their own worst enemies and make a blunder of a pit strategy call, but what does that mean for the title race going into Abu Dhabi and who will come out on top come the end of the season?
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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 | Qatar | Lusail | Safety Car | Stratergy | Pit Stop