Back Of The Grid | F1 Podcast

Pirelli test new rims and tyres in preparation for 2021, Haas splice together two versions of their car and Racing Point target Renault with their updates. We also look ahead to the Singapore Grand Prix with predictions and answer your inbox submissions. 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 thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season! F1 | Formula 1 | F12019 | 2019 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Singapore | Pirelli | Tyres | rims | 18 inch | Racing Point | Haas | 

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 | 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 thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season! F1 | Formula 1 | F12019 | 2019 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Italy | Monza | Italian GP | Nico Hulkenberg 

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 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 thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season! F1 | Formula 1 | F12019 | 2019 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Spa Francorchamps | Be

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 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 thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season! F1 | Formula 1 | F12019 | 2019 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Pierre Gasly | Daniil Kvyat | Alexander Albon | Spa Francorchamps | Belgium | Ardennes

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 preview races and offer their thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season! F1 | Formula 1 | F12019 | 2019 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Pierre Gasly | Daniil Kvyat | Alexander Albon 

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 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 thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season! F1 | Formula 1 | F12019 | 2019 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Pierre Gasly | Daniil Kvyat | Alexander Albon | Formul

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; 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 thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season! F1 | Formula 1 | F12019 | 2019 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Hungary | Hungaroring | Budapest | Strategy | Carlos Sainz | P

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 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 thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season! F1 | Formula 1 | F12019 | 2019 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | M

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 & Stu Greenwood 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 | F12019 | 2019 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Lando Norris | hockenheim | Hockenheimring | Germany | 2021 | Ground Effect | Budge

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 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 | F12019 | 2019 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Lando Norris | Silverstone | Britain | British | Carlos Sainz | Flag

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 & Stu Greenwood 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 | F12019 | 2019 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Lando Norris | Silverstone | Britain | British | Silly Season | Pat Fry | Paddy Lowe

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 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood 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 | F12019 | 2019 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Lando Norris | Carlos Sainz | Austria | Re

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 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 | F12019 | 2019 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | France | Paul Ricard | Lando Norris | Carlos Sainz | Gorilla | Austria | Red Bull Ring | Spielberg

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 thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season! F1 | Formula 1 | F12019 | 2019 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | France | Paul Ricard | Le Mans 24 hours | WEC | Le Mans | Fernando Alonso | Toyota

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 passionate F1 fans. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood 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 | F12019 | 2019 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Canada | Montreal | Circuit de Gilles

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. Tom King, Chris Evans & Stu Greenwood 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 | F12019 | 2019 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | WEC | World Endurance | Le Mans 24 | Canada | Montreal

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 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 | F12019 | 2019 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | IndyCar | Indy | Indy500 | Indianapolis | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Lance Stroll

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 their thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season! F1 | Formula 1 | F12019 | 2019 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Karun Chandhok | Karun's Karting Carnival | Fernando Alonso | IndyCar | Indy | Indy500 | Indianapolis | Billy Monger | Pau GP | Williams | Jamie Chadwick | W Series | Monaco

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! 

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 Greenwood 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 | F12019 | 2019 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Sebastian Vettel | Charles LeClerc | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Barcelona | Catalunya | Spain | W Series | WEC | World Endurance | Zandvoort