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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 Gr...

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...

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 Twitt...

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...

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 Face...

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...

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...

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...

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 passi...

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...

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 la...

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 o...

As we finally crown the 2018 world champion, another race dominated by tyre choices gave us some great racing, more heartbreak for Daniel Ricciardo and a second victory at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez for Max Verstappen. 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 hos...

The title race extends to another weekend as Kimi Raikkonen picks up his first victory in 113 starts. A race for the strategist in us saw mixture of tyre calls culminate in an exciting close to the race and a podium separated by a mere 3.5 seconds. On to the high altitude engine leveller that is the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez!  Enter the prediction league on our site BackofTheGrid.com Follow us...

Ideas for an F1 "super weekend", a new Formula 3 champion, a WEC recap & a Formula E update. All this plus a look ahead to the posible title decider in Austin 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 &...

After another week of woe for Sebastian Vettel & Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton has a chance to wrap it all up in Austin. Where does the blame for the Scuderria's slump lie?  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...

Team orders are the words on everyone's lips following Russia. We discuss that, but also the great drives from Verstappen & Leclerc and look ahead to the Japanese GP 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...

In a week where it looks like the Torpedo could be finding his way back onto the 2019 grid, we look forward to the VTB Russian Grand Prix, Discuss the hole in the Red Bull young driver programme and Discover the racing season's most bizarre penalty...  All this and more in the weeks Back of the Grid. Enter the prediction league on our site BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the...

Has Lewis Hamilton taken a step towards title number 5 with a surprise win in Singapore? Can Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel regain the advantage they seemed to be enjoying up until a few races ago? Does Sergio Perez wear blinkers or have significant blind spots? All this and more up for debate in the weeks Back of the Grid Enter the prediction league on our site BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitte...

Three car teams are back on the agenda as Toto Wolff desperately tries to find seats for two of his young drivers, plus we look ahead to the Singapore Grand Prix. Can everyone make it through turn 1 this year? 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 passio...

Possibly one of the most entertaining races this season leaves us with many things to discuss in this bumper episode. We also find out which of you lucky people has won themself a cap from the F1 store! 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...

As the halo proves it's worth, we disect the turn 1 incident where Hulkenberg effectively ended the races of a quater of the field and a race that saw Sebastian Vettel dominate to the flag putting the scuderia in a great position heading to Monza 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...

Typically for Back of the Grid, Red Bull announced Pierre Gasly right after we'd put this episode together, but you can still hear our thoughts on the Sainz to McLaren move, the potential of Lando Norris joining him, what Chris & Stu thought of their day out at the World Endurance 6 hours of Silverstone & our predictions for Spa. Enter the prediction league on our site BackofTheGrid.com Follow us...

It's mid point in the summer break so we go through the grid and rate how we think the teams and drivers have done so far. Low lights, highlights & expectations for everyone to be discussed as we grade the grid!  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...

As Daniel Ricciardo makes a surprise move to Renault, this week we look into what this could mean for the drivers market and dicuss potential 2019 grid lineups. Not forgetting we have tyre news *feign enthusiasm here* and answer some listener questions.  Enter the prediction league on our site BackofTheGrid.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news Twitter  |  Facebook Back of the G...