A new draft of 2021 regulations are out so this week we go through them, discuss what it will potentially mean for the sport going forward and look ahead to the German grand prix. Can Vettel make up for last season's mistake? Will we see more Verstappen vs Leclerc? Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & St...
Jul 23, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 104
Hamilton benefits from a safety car and Vettel is lucky to not cause one as he took a closer look at Verstappen’s rear diffuser. We cover everything from the weekend, including our own exploits while in attendance with the #BOTG flag. Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood discuss the weekly ...
Jul 16, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 103
It's the time of year where silly season begins so we are talking Ricciardo's options in 2020, seeing who will be bringing upgrades for the run into summer break and looking ahead to a British GP where you may bump into one, or even all of us flying the #BOTG flag! Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & St...
Jul 09, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 102
The heat was evident this weekend, both on the circuit and in the cockpit as Max Verstappen bumped his way past Charles Leclerc to take a home win for Red Bull Racing. But how fair was the move? Was the steward’s decision right? So much went on in this race, so prepare for another packed episode this week! Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passiona...
Jul 02, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 101
The first back to back of the season means a French review and an Austrian preview all rolled into one. We discuss gorilla trophy heists, Lando "The Millennial" Norris and try to work out which is bigger between a baguette kerb and a sausage kerb. Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood discus...
Jun 25, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 100
Two French races in as many weekends! We look back at the events of the Le Mans 24hr as well as a look ahead to this weekends French GP. Can Renault perform at home? Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook 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 thou...
Jun 17, 2019•57 min•Ep. 99
Penalty or not? We discuss "The Incident", but we also take the time to cover what was an all round entertaining race even before the drama up front. Battles in the midfield and Renault seemingly on the pace were all slightly overshadowed by Vettel’s off road antics and penalty decisions handing Hamilton a win. Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 pas...
Jun 11, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 98
With Mercedes set to bring engine updates to a power demanding Canadian Grand Prix will they continue to dominate this season? Will Ferrari be able to stay within touching distance? We make some important raft race and wall of champions predictions and take a look at the upcoming Le Mans 24hrs. Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. ...
Jun 04, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 97
An entertaining race by Monaco standards, but what about compared to recent races this season? Tom isn't convinced and Stu has a mission to change his mind. Plus we talk a little about the indy 500 and go through your messages from this weekend. Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood discuss ...
May 29, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 96
Alonso fails to qualify for the Indy500, Chris and Stu do us proud at Karun's Karting Carnival and we look ahead to the star studded event that is a Monaco Grand Prix weekend. Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook 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 ...
May 21, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 95
We actually found things to talk about after this weekends race... Some of it was race related, some of it may have been about male pattern baldness and creating a community run F1 team, but it's all great content, honest! 👀 Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook 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...
May 14, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 94
We look ahead to a race that could be ditched in favour of Zandvoort in coming seasons, as well as debate where we think teams will be post typical Barcelona upgrades. Plus a brief recap of the inaugural W Series race and a weather struck Spa 6-Hours in the WEC. Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu G...
May 07, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 93
"Whoops" sums up so much of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this year. Drain covers, recovery vehicles, bridges, crashes and reversing mishaps. Could Valtteri Bottas be a serious title contender and at what point do we stop putting faith in Ferrari to come home on the top step? Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans &...
Apr 30, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 92
A virtual lap of Hanoi we are dubbing "Russlencia" and a look ahead to Azerbaijan, now known as "Monzaco". Whose upgrades will provide the biggest gain in the streets of Baku? Will we see another high profile incident the likes of the last 2 years? Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood discu...
Apr 23, 2019•51 min•Ep. 91
Ferrari team orders are once again the talking point of the weekend as Mercedes score a 1-2 for the 3rd race of the season, a feat not achieved since the 1992 Williams FW14B! Albon puts in a fantastic shift to make up for FP3 mistakes and Lando is punted into a classic video meme. Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chri...
Apr 16, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 90
A look ahead to the 1000th race in World Championship history in China, plus Tom teaches us a little about British drifting, we chat about the upcoming Indy 500 and we make our predictions for the race this weekend. Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook 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 sp...
Apr 09, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 89
The Ferrari fails on Leclerc costing him a maiden win but holds out long enough to at least secure a podium. The Renault woes continue for Ricciardo as he is joined by his team mate this week in an almost synchronised failure and of course, we talk about Vettel pointing the wrong way yet again. Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. ...
Apr 02, 2019•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 88
The Schumacher name will make a return to the F1 schedule in the Bahrain test, Formula E keeps on delivering and we look ahead to Bahrain, will Bottas deliver again or will Ferrari hit back. Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook 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 r...
Mar 27, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 87
A dominant win come race day for Valtteri Bottas but mega disappointment for the home man Daniel Ricciardo. An opening race that fills us with optimism for the season ahead and shows this years title fight could well be a 5 way fight, if we are lucky! Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood di...
Mar 19, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 86
A bonus point for fastest lap, it's official and it starts this weekend! We discuss that, the new Netflix series "Drive to Survive", the potential for 2 new teams and look ahead to the season opener this weekend in Melbourne. Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook 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...
Mar 12, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 85
Testing has been and gone. Time to analyse everything, make clever intuitive assessments of what we've seen, then find it's all changed come Melbourne! We review testing team by team and assess where we think they will be at the start of the season along with answering your questions and comments from the last two weeks. Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hoste...
Mar 06, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 84
Black & gold is back, Orange is the new Red and some interesting facts about paint. If you didn't guess from the title, this weeks show is pretty paint heavy as we discuss the new liveries for 2019 and look ahead to testing over the next two weeks. Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood d...
Feb 19, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 83
Could Brendon Hartley have gained a 2020 race seat thanks to his new Ferrari test role? Who do we think will be ones to watch in testing? What can Liberty do to appease F1 promotors after their recent criticisms? All this and more as we count down the days to the opening race of the season, albeit inaccurately! Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 pas...
Feb 05, 2019•59 min•Ep. 82
Happy new year BOTG Fans! Here is a belated Christmas treat to give you your Formula 1 fix before the upcoming car unveilings and pre-season testing. We discuss the latest news at Ferrari, Why Formula E's 5th season is set to be a banger and Chris tells us about his weird Tesla habit... All this and more in this weeks Back Of The Grid. When the new season begins, enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Ba...
Jan 22, 2019•59 min•Ep. 81
The second half of our season review is here! For part two we dish out a few awards, narrow down the best and worst of the season as well as go through your comments. Plus Chris makes a statement regarding his prediction league season... Enter the prediction league on our site BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood discuss the weekly...
Dec 11, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 80
We start this years season review with the teams and drivers themselves. Who has underperformed, who has exceeded expectations, who has left on a high, who is lucky to be staying. Enter the prediction league on our site BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news Twitter | Facebook 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 offe...
Dec 04, 2018•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 79
The 2018 season is over as well as the F1 journeys of a number of drivers, most notably one Fernando Alonso. We look back at some of our favourite “Alonsoisms” from his career and the events of the race itself. Enter the prediction league on our site BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news Twitter | Facebook 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, re...
Nov 27, 2018•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 78
As we head towards the season finale in Abu Dhabi we look back at a weekend in Macau that saw Dan Ticktum edge a little closer to earning his super licence and we finally find out what Rich Energy actually tastes like! Enter the prediction league on our site BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news Twitter | Facebook 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 s...
Nov 20, 2018•47 min•Ep. 77
Things got physical this weekend as we saw the emergence of Max "Verslappen" in reaction to contact with Esteban Ocon as the Force India man attempted to unlap himself. In other news Mercedes clinched a 5th consecutive constructors title and Hamilton broke his winning after clinching a title duck. Enter the prediction league on our site BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans....
Nov 13, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 76
Rob Smedley is set to leave Williams at the end of the season, Haas have a new title sponsor in Rich Energy & we discuss the potential future of F1's engines. Will Lewis finally win a race after sealing a title, or will Ferrari take the title fight to the wire? Enter the prediction league on our site BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu ...
Nov 06, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 75
