Grid Chat with Marissa Tandon

Grid Chat is more than a motorsports podcast — it’s a community of likeminded fans who aren’t afraid to ask questions, fan girl over their favorite teams, and spend every weekend watching cars race around a track for hours. Host Marissa Tandon brings her love of motorsports and passion for fangirling unapologetically to the track, with educational segments, guests from motorsports community, hot goss, and race recaps, with a welcoming, judgement free angle for new and old fans alike. As the viewership of motorsports grows and changes, our community should, too. Currently following the F1 and F1 Academy season, with additional highlights from other series, like IndyCar and WEC. Follow Marissa on Tik Tok, Instagram, and Youtube (@marissakumari) Join The Grid Chat: Tandonproductions.com/gridchat Follow Tandon Productions on Tik Tok, Instagram, and Youtube (@tandonshows)

Grid Chat with Marissa Tandon is a sports podcast hosted by Marissa Tandon, with 66 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Marissa Tandon hosts Grid Chat with Marissa Tandon, a sports show with 66 episodes published.

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  Episode #4

  F1 Is Ready For Their Taylor Swift Moment

  Mar 24, 202623 minS3

  <p>Formula 1 has broken into Hollywood in a huge way. F1 the movie was a partnership like we'd never seen before, bringing Lewis Hamilton, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Brad Pitt together for what would ultimately become the highest grossing sports movie in history, and an Oscar winning film. But Formula 1 has quietly been building a television and film strategy for years. </p> <p>Starting in 2017, when Liberty Media first acquired F1, the team looked for new ways to bring a different audience into the sport, expanding hopefully into the US, where the sport had never been as popular as NASCAR or I...

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  Episode #3

  Kimi Antonelli Wins China & F1 Wins an Oscar!

  Mar 17, 202631 minS3

  <p>F1 headed to China this weekend, bringing us our first sprint race weekend of the season, two race cancellations for April, and Kimi Antonelli's first Grand Prix victory. Off track, Esteban Ocon released his pre-race playlist, and F1 the Movie took home an Academy Award. And, F1 Academy returned to the grid for their season start. </p> <p>New regulations continue to cause reliability issues, with only 15 out of 22 cars crossing the finish line. McLaren didn't start the race, Williams and Aston Martin continue to have problems, and Max Verstappen was forced to retire the car. </p> <p>For ou...

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  Episode #2

  F1 Brings Mario Kart Mode To Australian Grand Prix

  Mar 9, 202637 minS3

  <p>F1's new season has been all about change. New regulations, new drivers, and in the US, a new home for Formula 1. Apple TV has been met with mixed reviews, bonus content, and one big playlist from Ollie Bearman. Regulation changes brought reliability issues for multiple teams, with a shock crash from Max Verstappen and early retirement for Isack Hadjar, as well as a tough crash from hometown hero, Oscar Piastri. Arvid Lindblad, youngest addition to the grid, showed a strong debut, and Kimi Antonelli made a huge comeback. </p> <p>For our main story, we're breaking down whether t...

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  Episode #1

  Drive To Survive Kinda Sucks Now: F1 Preview & Review

  Mar 7, 202650 minS3

  <p>Formula 1 is finally back in Australia! Ahead of the season, we got a glimpse into how the new regulations are changing, and how teams are handling them. Cadillac enters the grid (slowly) with two well loved drivers in Checo Perez and Valtteri Bottas, but even behind them is the $200M+ Adrian Newey project at Aston Martin. Despite a huge investment and dream team, the car isn't fit to race ahead of the season opener. Plus, Red Bull brings in new seat changes in Arvid Lindblad and Isack Hadjar, which might pay off with the regulation changes. </p> <p>For o...

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  Episode #29

  McLaren Fumbles Oscar's Chances: F1 Qatar Grand Prix Recap

  Dec 1, 202534 minS2

  <p>Heading into Qatar, Lando Norris could have sealed his first World Driver's Championship title with a race win. At the very least, he and Oscar Piastri could have eliminated 4 time world champion Max Verstappen from title contention.</p> <p>Instead, Max Verstappen sailed to victory after a clean pit strategy from Hannah Schmidt and the Red Bull pit wall, and we head into the final race of the season with a race so close it would have been unfathomable at the middle of the season.</p> <p>And, struggles at Ferrari continue, GP had a conspiracy theory about Kimi...

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