On this weeks episode, we discuss the departure of Leclerc’s race engineer Xavi Marcos Padros, as well as some more significant hires Ferrari have made from Mercedes. Plus, the latest on the proposed points system changes, the latest rumours from the driver market, upgrades and circuit updates at Imola plus our predictions for the weekendJoin 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 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 | F12024 | 2024 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Sauber | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | VCARB | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda | Sergio Perez | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Kevin Magnussen | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Daniel Ricciardo