Episodes

Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
2024 Formula 1 Bahrain GP Preview - Total Guesswork
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
On this week’s Back of the Grid F1 Podcast: Did anyone in pre-season testing show their hand or was everyone sandbagging? We try to pick apart the running order, as well as a look at a few technical innovations and make our bold predictions for the year ahead. Plus, it’s finally race week, so a look ahead to the opening race of the season in Bahrain, the return of the predictions league and your questions from the inbox.
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F1 | Formula 1 | F12024 | 2024 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Sauber | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | VCARB | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Kevin Magnussen | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Daniel Ricciardo

Monday Feb 19, 2024
2024 Formula 1 Team Livery Rankings - Is It Even a Livery?
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Ten new cars, slightly less than ten new liveries, it must be tier list time! Join us as we judge and rank the new looks for every team on the 2024 grid, as well as a dig into the design trends, outliers and surprises from what we’ve seen of the new cars, plus a look ahead to what we’ll be watching for in testing.
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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 | F12024 | 2024 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Sauber | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | VCARB | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Kevin Magnussen | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Logan Sargeant | Daniel Ricciardo

Sunday Feb 04, 2024
2024 Formula 1 Silly Season - The World Turned Upside Down!
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
On this week’s Back of the Grid Formula 1 Podcast, we discuss the shock news that Lewis Hamilton will be joining Ferrari in 2025 and speculate on why he’s moving, who might replace him at Mercedes, where Carlos Sainz can go next and what else it could mean for the 2025 driver market. Plus, we look at F1’s rejection of the Andretti application and pick apart their reasoning and motivations.
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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 | F12024 | 2024 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Sauber | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | VCARB | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Kevin Magnussen | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Logan Sargeant | Daniel Ricciardo

Thursday Feb 01, 2024
2024 Pre-Season News - The Worst Team name Ever?
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
We recorded this two days ago, did we miss anything since then? There’s still lots to fit in this episode, with a new circuit in Madrid, new driver and reserve contracts, the first new livery of the season, an awful new team name and what we’re going to call them this year instead.
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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 | F12023 | 2023 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Sauber | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | VCARB | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Kevin Magnussen | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Logan Sargeant | Daniel Ricciardo

Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
2024 January Formula 1 News - RED FLAG!!!
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
In this episode, we discuss Guenther Steiner's departure from Haas, the new name for Sauber, changes to Red Flag rules in F2 and F3, Toto Wolff's contract extension, and Jenson Button's new WEC and Daytona 24h plans. We also look back at our 2023 predictions and give you some car launch dates for 2024. BONUS: The Calm before the storm as Red Bull and Alpha Tauri plan to work in (very) close proximity.
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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 | F12023 | 2023 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Kevin Magnussen | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Logan Sargeant | Daniel Ricciardo | Liam Lawson |

Friday Dec 22, 2023
2023 Formula 1 Season Rankings - The Obvious and the Not So Obvious
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
It's time to round out the 2023 season with our season rankings, so let's dust off the tier list and rate some drivers! Who impressed us the most? Who underperformed? How many drivers are worthy of the top tier? Who will we disagree on the most? Be sure to let us know your thoughts and send in your rankings!
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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 | F12023 | 2023 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Kevin Magnussen | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Logan Sargeant | Daniel Ricciardo | Liam Lawson |

Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
2023 Abu Dhabi GP Review - 1000 IQ Leclerc 🧠
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
As the curtain falls on another F1 season, we look at the undecided standings fights that played out over the race, assess the rookie testing session that was FP1 and crown our predictions league champion(s) 👀
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F1 | Formula 1 | F12023 | 2023 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Kevin Magnussen | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Logan Sargeant | Daniel Ricciardo | Liam Lawson | Abu Dhabi

Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
2023 Las Vegas GP Review - Race Drivers in Cars Getting Coffee
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
After months of hype, we've finally seen what the Las Vegas GP had to offer and it was actually... really good? We look at what made it an enjoyable race, dig into all the penalties and controversies, the incident that stopped FP1 and all of the bizarre events off track, as well as a look ahead to the final race of the season and your questions from the inbox!
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F1 | Formula 1 | F12023 | 2023 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Kevin Magnussen | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Logan Sargeant | Daniel Ricciardo | Liam Lawson | Las Vegas | Abu Dhabi

Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
2023 Las Vegas GP Preview - Setup Roulette
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
On this week’s Back of the Grid F1 Podcast we look ahead to the much hyped Las Vegas Grand Prix, all of the ingredients that could make it a chaotic weekend and which teams are likely to benefit or lose out from the unusual circuit and conditions. Plus, a look at the championship battles remaining, some of the most difficult predictions of the season 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 , 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 | F12023 | 2023 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Kevin Magnussen | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Logan Sargeant | Daniel Ricciardo | Liam Lawson | Brazilian Grand Prix | Sao Paulo

Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
2023 Brazilian GP Review - Who needs a Red Bull Anyway?
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
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F1 | Formula 1 | F12023 | 2023 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Kevin Magnussen | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Logan Sargeant | Daniel Ricciardo | Liam Lawson | Brazilian Grand Prix | Sao Paulo