2026 Japanes GP Review - Has Safety Taken a Back Seat?

2026 Japanes GP Review - Has Safety Taken a Back Seat?

From Back Of The Grid | F1 Podcast by Back Of The Grid F1 | Formula 1

March 31, 2026 · 59 min · Episode 398

About this episode

The episode reviews the repercussions of a significant crash involving Ollie Bearman and discusses the performances of Oscar Piastri and Kimi Antonelli in the context of the season.

We discuss the repercussions of a huge 50g shunt for Ollie Bearman, review Oscar Piastri's first race of the season and assess if Kimi Antonelli has more of a title shot than George Russell 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 F1 Fantasy League now! Join our F1 fantasy league on Grid Rival F1 today! Join our IndyCar fantasy league on Grid Rival IndyCar today! Follow us on X or Facebook for the latest news; X | 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 | 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…

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Host: Tom

Topics covered

  • Ollie Bearman
  • Oscar Piastri
  • Kimi Antonelli
  • George Russell
  • safety in F1

Keywords

  • F1
  • Formula 1
  • 2026
  • Japan
  • Suzuka
  • motorsport

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