A round up of the final test in Bahrain plus a look at what rivalries we might see this season

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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!

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After the first round of testing, we make some bold predictions for the season ahead.

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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 | F12026 | 2026 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | RB | Pierre Gasly | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Arvid Lindblad | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Franco Colapinto | Valtteri Bottas | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | Audi | Bahrain | Testing

Final liveries are launched, cars are now OFFICIALLY testing and we are seeing actual coverage of it all too. F1 is finally back!

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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 | F12026 | 2026 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | RB | Pierre Gasly | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Arvid Lindblad | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Franco Colapinto | Valtteri Bottas | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | Audi | Bahrain | Testing