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Back to back victories for Charles Leclerc sees him take full advantage of Ferrari's power advantage despite a strong showing from the Mercedes pairing. Is the new use of the Black and White flags a good thing or a bad thing? And what has happened to the Sebastian Vettel of old? Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter...

Charles Leclerc claimed his maiden win in a weekend marred with tragedy. It's been a long time coming for Charles but he can now call himself a Grand Prix winner and deservedly so. Fantastic drives from rookies Lando Norris and Alexander Albon almost came good for both but for one it just wasn't meant to be. Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Faceboo...

Could Ocon be Renault bound, sending Hulkenberg to partner his best bud Magnussen at Haas? The rumour mill has another story for us heading into the Belgian Grand Prix weekend but all eyes are still going to be on Albon ahead of his first outing in the Red Bull. Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter  |  Facebook Bac...

Tom & Chris use the summer break to review everyone's season so far and catch up on some Inbox. 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 previe...

Hazel Southwell joins us for the first episode of the summer break where we look ahead to what we think the grid might look like in 2020. We also have predictions from Stuart Taylor aka Chain Bear F1 and Jonty Beard of The F1 Word to make for some interesting pairings should any become reality! Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the late...

Another race providing entertainment from lights to flag. This week we saw a race for the purists where the safety car stayed put and there were no penalties. Just wheel to wheel racing and team strategy reminding us that it doesn't take drama to make a great race. Who said F1 is dead!? Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news;...

In a race where all involved were at the mercy of the elements we saw spins, wipe outs and crashes galore. The conditions of Hockenheim challenged the world's best and we saw mistakes up and down the field presenting opportunities for some unlikely faces to end up at the pointy end of the field. We recap a stunning German Grand Prix and look ahead to Hungary. Enter the prediction league on our sit...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 i...

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...

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 Face...

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 late...

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...

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 Ev...

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...

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 Bac...

"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  |  Fa...

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...

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; Twitt...

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...

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 late...

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...