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.
Episodes
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
In this week's Back Of The Grid Formula 1 Podcast episode, Chris and Stu catch up before this weekend's Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. We reveal our thoughts on what really killed Felipe Massa's 2008 title bid and the ramifications of his legal action against the FIA and FOM. We make our predictions for the race weekend and of course, we go through your questions from the inbox. Enjoy!
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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 || Felipe Massa | Zandvoort | Dutch Grand Prix
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
In this weeks Episode of Back of the Grid Formula 1 Podcast - Tom, Chris and Stu share thoughts on the finely poised driver market as we head into Formula 1's silly season. Hamilton to Ferrari? Ricciardo to Red bull? There are some big names deep in contract talks at the moment. We make some wild and some not so wild predictions for the remainder of the season, and as always we dive into 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 |
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
It's mid-season review time as we assess every driver's first half of 2023. Find out who has impressed us, who has been a disappointment and who are our biggest surprises of the season so far, then hit the link below to make your own tier list and send us your rankings! Plus, in the inbox we discuss exploiting loopholes, how to market F1 and which circuit we'd want to go to dinner with.
Make your own tier list here - https://tiermaker.com/list/formula-1/f1-2023-mid-season-ranking-16034434/3191619
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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 | Belgium | Spa | Spa-Francorchamps | Belgian GP
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
This week join us to look back through the sprint weekend in Spa, work out when a racing incident becomes a penalty and break down each team's weekend across a mixed-weather event that had an interesting effect on team performances.
All that, plus we check in on the predictions league, fantasy results and answer 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 | Belgium | Spa | Spa-Francorchamps | Belgian GP
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
In this episode, We discuss the Hungarian GP and the impact of the new qualifying format. We analyze the dominance of the Red Bull team, highlighting their record-breaking victories and Max Verstappen's impressive performance. We discuss other teams' performances, such as McLaren's strong showing and Ferrari's strategic failures. We make predictions for the upcoming Belgian GP and address listener questions about engine equalisation and secrecy within F1 teams. Leave your questions in the comments below and we'll give a shout out to anyone with a good name!
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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 | Hungarian GP | Hungaroring
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
In this episode, Chris and Stu discuss the mid-season driver swap at AlphaTauri. We analyze the decision to replace Nick de Vries and speculate on Daniel Ricciardo's return to the team. We discuss Red Bull's objectives and the potential benefits for both teams involved in the swap.As always we make predictions for the upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix and dip into the inbox for your questions and contributions!
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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 | Nyck DeVries | Daniel Ricciardo | Hungarian GP | Hungaroring
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
In this episode we review the 2023 British Grand Prix. We're super pumped about McLaren's performance and how they've turned things around with their car upgrades. We'll break down their awesome showing in qualifying and the race, and chat about the variable order up and down the grid. We call out some iffy decisions by the stewards and talk about continued strategy blunders from Ferrari.
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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 | Nyck DeVries | British GP | Silverstone
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
In our review of the Austrian Grand Prix we delve into the issues surrounding track limits and penalties, and come up with some unique solutions as drivers and fans express frustration with the lack of communication and inconsistent enforcement from the FIA. We analyse the performances of different drivers and teams, including Ferrari, Red Bull, and Aston Martin. Finally, we make our predictions for the upcoming race at Silverstone and discuss the storylines leading into next weeks British GP and read out your comments from the inbox. Listen now for insightful commentary and lively discussions about the current state of Formula 1.
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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 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 | Nyck DeVries | Austria | Red Bull Ring
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Has Ryan Reynolds taken over Alpine? Well… no. But he is part of an interesting new investment group taking a stake in the team. We discuss what it could all mean for the Alpine, as well as confirmation of a new team application for 2026, some interesting comments on the application process from the FIA president and ever exciting budget cap updates, plus a look ahead to the sprint weekend in Austria, our 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 , 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 | Nyck DeVries | Austria | Red Bull Ring
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Chris and Tom discuss Max Verstappen's impressive win at the Canadian Grand Prix, his fourth in a row and sixth this season. With a 69-point lead over his teammate Sergio Perez, Verstappen's level of dominance is almost untouchable. The hosts also touch on Fernando Alonso's performance, who finished second, the closest finish to Verstappen all season. But the discussion doesn't stop there. The hosts dive into the inconsistency of stewarding and penalties in Formula 1, and the need for more consistent and quick application of penalties. Tune in to hear their thoughts on these topics and more.
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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 | Nyck DeVries | Canada | Montreal | Circuit de Gilles Villeneuve