Back Of The Grid | F1 Podcast

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 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 | Azerbaijan | Baku | Vietnam | Hanoi 

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, 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 | China | Shanghai | Team Orders | Formula E

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 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 | China | Shanghai | BTCC | Brands Hatch | British Touring Cars | Indy 500 | Indianapolis 500 | Fernando Alonso | WTCC | World Touring C

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. 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 | Bahrain 

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 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 | Bahrain | Formula E | FE | Mick Schumacher | F2 | Formula 2 

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 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 | Melbourne | Albert Park | Australia | Bonus Point | Daniel Avocado | To whom it may concern

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 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 | Melbourne | Albert Park | Australia | Netflix | Documentary | Drive to Survive | Fastest Lap | Bonus point

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 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 | Testing | Barcelona | Catal

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 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 | Formula E | FE | mexico | Rich Energy | Haas | Rokit | Williams | SportPesa | Sport Pesa | Racing

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 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 | Formula E | FE | Bathurst | Brendon H

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 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 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Formula E | FE

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 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 | F12018 | 2018 | mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Raikkonen | ferrari | red bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | motorsport | Season review 

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 offer their thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season! F1 | Formula 1 | F12018 | 2018 | mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Raikkonen | ferrari | red bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | motorsport | Season review 

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, 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 | F12018 | 2018 | mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Raikkonen | ferrari | red bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | motorsport | review | Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina | UAE | United Arab Emirates | Alexander Albon | Stoffel Vandoorne | Esteban Ocon

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 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 | F12018 | 2018 | mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Raikkonen | ferrari | red bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | motorsport | preview | Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina | UAE | United Arab Emirates | Rich Energy | Macau Grand Prix | Dan Ticktum | Sophia Flörsch | Sophia Flörsch | F

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. 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 | F12018 | 2018 | mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Raikkonen | ferrari | red bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | motorsport | review | Brazil | Sao Paulo | Interlagos | Esteban Ocon 

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 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 | F12018 | 2018 | mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | mclaren | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Raikkonen | ferrari | red bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | motorsport | preview | Brazil | Sao Paulo | Interlagos | Rich Energy | Haas

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 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 | F12018 | 2018 | mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | mclaren | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Raikkonen | ferrari | red bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | motorsport | review | Mexico City | Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez | World Champion 

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 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 | F12018 | 2018 | mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | mclaren | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Raikkonen | ferrari | red bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | motorsport | review | US | USA | United States

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 & 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 | F12018 | 2018 | mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | mclaren | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Raikkonen | ferrari | red bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | motorsport | preview | US | USA | United States | Austin | COTA | Circuit of the Americas | Formula E | Stoffel Vandoorne | European Formula 3 | Mick Schumacher | WEC | World Endurance | Fuji | Japan |