Join us to hear our thoughts on the F1 movie after spending decades as F1 fans. Hear what we like and what we don't! 00:00 Intro 00:46 Authenticity vs. Hollywood Elements 05:02 Visuals and Realism in F1 Footage 12:45 Commentary Vibe 14:52 Female Representation in the Film 17:48 Better F1 Into Than Drive To Survive? 18:44 Fun References For F1 Die Hards 20:20 Overall Thoughts and Rating 22:13 SPOILER ZONE: Is The Plot Even Realistic? 28:52 SPOILER ZONE: Some Racing Flaws That Irked Us 33:08 SPOILER ZONE: Over Simplifying Car Upgrades? 34:38 SPOILER ZONE: Hamilton's Role as Co-Producer 38:58 SPOILER ZONE: Using Historical Footage For Realistic Backstory 45:16 Final Thoughts & Overall Impression Join our Patreon for exclusive content and access to the Discord https://www.patreon.com/backofthegrid Enter the BOTG prediction league on our site; https://backofthegrid.com/ Join our fantasy league on Grid Rival today! https://gridrival.app.link/g0wYhvlCeob Back of the Grid F1 Fantasy League - https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P4DRHZ4CN10 Join our IndyCar Fantasy League on GridRival: https://gridrival.app.link/kONKv3gNnRb Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom, Chris & Stu discuss the weekly goings on in the word of Formula 1, review and preview races and offer up thoughts on all the F1 talking points. New episodes every Tuesday during the season! F1 | Formula 1 | F12025 | 2025 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Jack Doohan | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Franco Colapinto | F1 Movie | Movie Review | Brad Pitt

We look ahead to the Austrian Grand Prix, assess Max & Mercedes' chances against the McLarens and discuss some calendar news for 2026, including the returning prospect of a single-season triple crown!

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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom , Chris & Stu 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 | F12025 | 2025 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Jack Doohan | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Frano Colapinto | Austrian GP | Austria | A1 Ring | Red Bull Ring | Le Mans 24hr | LeMans | Leman | indycar | indy 500 | Triple crown

Norris turned what was looking like a great drive into an absolute nightmare this weekend gone, so we wil be unpacking the issues that lead to that as well as looking back at a return to form for the Mercedes boys and looking at how Russell and Antonelli could be aserious threat if the car continues to perform!

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Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom , Chris & Stu 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 | F12025 | 2025 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | Alpha Tauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Jack Doohan | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Frano Colapinto | Canadian GP | Canada | Montreal | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Le Mans 24hr | LeMans | Robert Kubica | AF Corsa