Back Of The Grid | F1 Podcast

Valtteri Bottas earns his first grand slam in a largely uneventful race plus, we find out who our predictions league champions are, discuss the new F1 logo & Pirelli's new tyres for 2018. Have no fear, we will return with a full season review in a couple of weeks time and will still be doing shows through the winter break. Thank you to everyone who joined us through this first season of the show a...

This week Formula 1 apparently registered 3 new, frankly terrible, logos. Of course we disect them and give our opinion as well as news from the WEC and Macau relating to the F1 world, plus we make our final, crucial predictions for the final round of the 2017 prediction league! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news http://twitter.com/BackOfTheGridF1  |  http://facebook.com/backofth...

We say farwell to Felipe Massa again, but for real this time! Daniel Ricciardo shows hes the last of the late brakers, Lewis Hamilton scythes through the field with a new engine after a Q1 mistake & Sebastian Vettel settles into an early lead and sees it home. All the Brazilian Grand Prix round up & news from around the sport! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news http://twitter.com...

This week saw plenty of news in the F1 and motorsport world. New engine regulations were proposed for 2021, Ferrari threatened to leave the sport like they do any time anything changes, Felipe Massa announced his retirement (again) & F1 new boy Brendan Hartley sealed the World Endurance title with his teammates. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news http://twitter.com/BackOfTheGridF...

Much like a lot of this season the title race fizzed out this weekend meaning we had basically crowned Lewis Hamilton a 4 time champion by turn 3. In a race that also saw the Kvyat demotion, Verstappen win theory come true once more we break down the more interesting talking points of the weekend. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news http://twitter.com/BackOfTheGridF1  |  http://fa...

In the style of the weekend... Let's get ready to podcast! This weekend saw an entertaining race decend into a shouting match between the Verstappen family and the FIA. Much like the bizarre computer generated eagle that cast its shadow over turn 1, the events cast a shadow over a race that could have been one of the better ones this season, if not only for the over the top American style presenta...

This week we discuss Brendon Hartley who steps in for the Super Formula bound Pierre Gasly as well as take a look at some more drivers for the future. We also play a little game involving drivers histories and make our predictions for the US GP this weeked. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news http://twitter.com/BackOfTheGridF1  |  http://facebook.com/backofthegridf1 F1 | Formula 1...

Toro Rosso seem to have a seat with so many potential drivers its some what of a lottery as to who will race for them in Texas. This week we discuss who may get the drive, another race ruined for Ferrari by poor reliability, and what does the future hold for F1? Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news http://twitter.com/BackOfTheGridF1  |  http://facebook.com/backofthegridf1 F1 | Form...

A win on merit for the flying dutchman Max Verstappen, a weekend of trouble for Ferrari & a bizzare incident between Sebastian Vettel & Lance Stroll post race. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news http://twitter.com/BackOfTheGridF1  |  http://facebook.com/backofthegridf1 F1 | Formula 1 | F12017 | mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | mclaren | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Ve...

This week the chaps play a little game involving team history and previous names and go digging into the past of the current grid, as well as a look forward to the Malaysian Grand Prix & this weeks driver news Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news http://twitter.com/BackOfTheGridF1  |  http://facebook.com/backofthegridf1 F1 | Formula 1 | F12017 | mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri...

In a race that for some was over by turn 1 we saw the midfield fighting for points, good drives from a number of drivers in the spotlight and Ferrari causing a stir with some fake news levels of blame shifting Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news http://twitter.com/BackOfTheGridF1  |  http://facebook.com/backofthegridf1 F1 | Formula 1 | F12017 | mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri...

In a week dominated by the divorce of McLaren & Honda we talk about the potential moves around the teams in terms of drivers, engines and sponsors that the news has set in motion, and somehow also find the time to look ahead to the Singapore grand prix! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news http://twitter.com/BackOfTheGridF1  |  http://facebook.com/backofthegridf1 F1 | Formula 1 | F...

Hamilton dominates a heavily delayed qualifying, Ferrari are no where near all weekend, Ocon & Stoll find themselves up the sharp end, penalties cause a ridiculous amount of confusion & Daniel Ricciardo puls off another impressive drive. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news http://twitter.com/BackOfTheGridF1  |  http://facebook.com/backofthegridf1 F1 | Formula 1 | F12017 | mercedes...

A weekend that sees Lewis Hamilton equal Micheal Shumacher's pole position record also sees the Force India drivers come together again, not once, but TWICE! We also look ahead to Monza this weekend, and talk about what we think of the new F1 2017 game from codemasters.   Follow us on Twitter for the latest news http://twitter.com/BackOfTheGridF1 Find us on Facebook http://facebook.com/backofthegr...

After a little time away from Formula 1 during the summer break, we return with out mid season review of drivers and teams, make some predictions for the rest of the season, and look ahead to Spa next weekend.   Follow us on Twitter for the latest news http://twitter.com/BackOfTheGridF1 Find us on Facebook http://facebook.com/backofthegridf1   F1 | Formula 1 | F12017 | mercedes | Lewis Hamilton |...

Has Max Verstappen been taking lessons from Daniil Kvyat? Should Ferrari have let Raikkonen go for the win? Is Alonso driving the proverbials off that McLaren again? Will sportsmanship and manners cost Lewis a world drivers championship? Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood discuss all the previous and more in this Hungarian GP Review.   Follow us on Twitter for the latest news http://twitter.com...

The halo is happening, and it's caused a stir in the F1 world. This week Tom, Chris & Stu discuss the halo and its impact on the sport, the future of head protection in Formulat 1, Rober Kubicia driving this season's car in the post race testing, along with some of the up and coming talent also driving in the test.    Follow us on Twitter for the latest news http://twitter.com/BackOfTheGridF1 Find...

Lewis Hamilton eases to victory in the British Grand Prix as an entertaining race unfolds behind him. A Ricciardo charge through the field, Max Verstappen finally finishing a race, Pirrelli failures of both Ferraris & a solid drive from Nico Hulkenberg. Plus we discuss the fact that we may not have a race at silverstone after 2019. Follow us on Twitter for the latest news http://twitter.com/BackOf...

  Sebastian Vettel questioned the stewards once more as Valtteri Bottas pulled of a near perfect start to take his second career win. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood discuss the Austrian Grand Prix, look ahead to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix and recap news from the world of F1. Follow us on Twitter for the latest news http://twitter.com/BackOfTheGridF1 Find us on Facebook http://fa...

  F1 feeds have been a buzz with speculation about the FIA investigation into Sebastian Vettel's conduct during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, and now we have answers! Tom King & Chris Evans debate the outcome, and look ahead to the Austrian Grand Prix, with some messages from an absent Stu Greenwood. Follow us on Twitter for the latest news http://twitter.com/BackOfTheGridF1 Find us on Facebook http:...

The F1 world this week saw a falling out the scale of which we have not seen for a fair while. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood recap one of the most eventful races in recent memory in an Azerbaijan Grand Prix that proved to be one that won't be forgotten for a long time! Safety Cars, Red Flags, Debris, Overtakes, Controversy, Road Rage, Ramming, Tempers, Alternative Facts, this race had it a...

Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood recap an exciting edition of the 24hr of Le Mans including a class win for Jackie Chan's racing team, talk the new F1 calendar for 2018, Renault news, Williams to potentially switch to Honda engines & a potential Force India name change. Follow us on Twitter for the latest news http://twitter.com/BackOfTheGridF1 Find us on Facebook http://facebook.com/backofth...

Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood review a weekend dominated by Lewis Hamilton at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as well as the main talking point of the Force India's and their indecision in forcing team orders. Lance Stroll finally scores points, and guess what... a Honda engine failed costing Fernando Alonso & McLaren another points finish. Follow us on Twitter for the latest news http://twi...

Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood look ahead to a weekend in Montreal at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, a Renault outing for Robert Kubica, Le Mans 24 hour testing, more Honda woes, 2018 schedule plans & Perez to Renault? Follow us on Twitter for the latest news http://twitter.com/BackOfTheGridF1 Find us on Facebook http://facebook.com/backofthegridf1   F1 | Formula 1 | F12017 | mercedes | Lew...

Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood review a frankly dull weekend in Monaco seeing a Vettel win, a Mercedes struggle & a Button nightmare. Luckily they also cover the much more interesting Indy 500 which saw spectacular crashes, interesting racing & an almost fairytale story for Alonso. Follow us on Twitter for the latest news http://twitter.com/BackOfTheGridF1 Find us on Facebook http://faceboo...