In this week's Back of the Grid Formula 1 Podcast we discuss Fernando Alonso's new contract with Aston Martin, the 2025 Formula 1 calendar, updates on the 2026 regulations, and Prema's entry into IndyCar. We also preview the Chinese Grand Prix, including predictions for the race and a dip into the inbox. Enjoy! Join our Patreon for exclusive content and access to the Discord Back of the Grid on Patreon Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Join our fantasy league on Grid Rival today! Join our F1 Fantasy League now! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twi ..read more

This week on back of the grid Formula 1 Podcast, After an exciting Japanese GP, this week we discuss contrasting fortunes for Perez, Ricciardo and Tsunoda, Ferrari proving their tyre troubles are behind them, the fight for the final point and more woe at Williams, plus your questions from the inbox. Join our Patreon for exclusive content and access to the Discord Back of the Grid on Patreon Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Join our fantasy league on Grid Rival today! Join our F1 Fantasy League now! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter  ..read more

In this week's episode of Back Of The Grid Formula 1 Podcast Stu and Tom bring you their storylines leading into the Japanese GP, we discuss some newly revealed 2026 technical regulations, plus your messages from the inbox. Enjoy! Join our Patreon for exclusive content and access to the Discord Back of the Grid on Patreon Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Join our fantasy league on Grid Rival today! Join our F1 Fantasy League now! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 pass ..read more

On this week's episode of Back Of The Grid Formula 1 Podcast, F1 is back to one of our favourite circuits on the calendar, as we discuss which cars the new layout of Albert Park will suit, look at Mercedes issues and how they might be able to tackle them, the fight in the bottom half of the championship and how the home drivers might fare, as well as our predictions and your questions from the inbox. Join our Patreon for exclusive content and access to the Discord Back of the Grid on Patreon Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Join our fantasy league on Grid Rival today ..read more

On this week’s Back of the Grid F1 Podcast: Another dominant win for Max in Bahrain, but what signs are there that we could still be in for a competitive season? Plus, issues for the chasing pack, an angry cool down lap and a miserable start to the year for Alpine, as well as a look ahead to Saudi Arabia and your questions from the inbox Join our Patreon for exclusive content and access to the Discord Back of the Grid on Patreon Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Join our fantasy league on Grid Rival today! Join our F1 Fantasy League now! Follow us on Twitter or Facebo ..read more

On this week’s Back of the Grid F1 Podcast: Did anyone in pre-season testing show their hand or was everyone sandbagging? We try to pick apart the running order, as well as a look at a few technical innovations and make our bold predictions for the year ahead. Plus, it’s finally race week, so a look ahead to the opening race of the season in Bahrain, the return of the predictions league and your questions from the inbox. Join our Patreon for exclusive content and access to the Discord Back of the Grid on Patreon Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Join ou ..read more

Ten new cars, slightly less than ten new liveries, it must be tier list time! Join us as we judge and rank the new looks for every team on the 2024 grid, as well as a dig into the design trends, outliers and surprises from what we’ve seen of the new cars, plus a look ahead to what we’ll be watching for in testing. Join our Patreon for exclusive content and access to the Discord Back of the Grid on Patreon Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Join our fantasy league on Grid Rival today! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter |&nb ..read more

On this week’s Back of the Grid Formula 1 Podcast, we discuss the shock news that Lewis Hamilton will be joining Ferrari in 2025 and speculate on why he’s moving, who might replace him at Mercedes, where Carlos Sainz can go next and what else it could mean for the 2025 driver market. Plus, we look at F1’s rejection of the Andretti application and pick apart their reasoning and motivations. Join our Patreon for exclusive content and access to the Discord Back of the Grid on Patreon Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Join our fantasy league on Grid Rival today! Follow us ..read more

We recorded this two days ago, did we miss anything since then? There’s still lots to fit in this episode, with a new circuit in Madrid, new driver and reserve contracts, the first new livery of the season, an awful new team name and what we’re going to call them this year instead. Join our Patreon for exclusive content and access to the Discord Back of the Grid on Patreon Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Join our fantasy league on Grid Rival today! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news; Twitter | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podc ..read more

In this episode, we discuss Guenther Steiner's departure from Haas, the new name for Sauber, changes to Red Flag rules in F2 and F3, Toto Wolff's contract extension, and Jenson Button's new WEC and Daytona 24h plans. We also look back at our 2023 predictions and give you some car launch dates for 2024. BONUS: The Calm before the storm as Red Bull and Alpha Tauri plan to work in (very) close proximity. Join our Patreon for exclusive content and access to the Discord Back of the Grid on Patreon Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Join our fantasy league on Grid Rival toda ..read more