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  • David Phillips
    Editor and Chief
    David Phillips is a long-time contributor to print and electronic publications in the U.S. and abroad, including Racer, Autosport, AutoWeek, Motor Sport and SPEEDtv.com, oversees the daily updating of news stories and assigns, edits and contributes feature material for inRacingNews.com.
  • Chris Hall
    iRacing.com Series Writer
    Chris Hall has been writing since the nineties and moved into motorsports reporting in 2005, covering series such as ALMS, British GT, FIA GT, Le Mans and 2CV racing for Full Throttle magazine, Motorsport.com, The-Paddock.net, GTGateway.com, L' Endurance and, of course, inRacingNews. During 2008 and 2009, he worked with the RSS Performance Porsche Carrera Cup Team (and former British GT(C) champions) as a data engineer for a variety of drivers and models of 997s.
  • Jameson Spies
    Contributing Writer
    19 years old, Jameson Spies lives in Quartz Hill, California. He grew-up surrounded by racing. His mother raced late models throughout Southern California while his father built and setup the car. Not surprisingly, Jameson began racing go-karts at the age of 13, and is now racing Spec Trucks at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. He has a passion about all forms of racing and hopes to make a career out of it.
  • Jason Lofing
    iRacing.com Series Writer
    Jason is 21 years old and was born and raised in Elk Grove. California. A big time NASCAR fan, he hasn’t missed a race on Sunday in years. Lofing is also a huge San Fransisco Giants fan and tries to take in at least a couple games a year. Other than sim racing, his biggest (and far more expensive!) hobby is photography. Although he is rather new to sim racing, Lofing has already accomplished some pretty impressive results, qualifying for the 2011 iRacing Oval Pro Series in Season 1, 2011, winning the inaugural Landon Cassill Qualifying Challenge and finishing runner-up in the second one.
  • Ray Bryden
    Technical contributor
    Ray grew up in Nova Scotia, which means he’s a hockey nut, but in Nova Scotia’s two non-winter months he had to find other diversions, which meant watching F1 racing on weekends with his dad and brothers. Without the resources to get started in racing, he gravitated to computer versions of racing – first Atari games like Pole Position, followed by PC racing games like Indianapolis 500: The Simulation. Dozens of others came and went, until Grand Prix Legends came along and he decided sim-racing was his official hobby. Years were spent enjoying this both offline and online until a few years of fatherhood took priority. When free-time reappeared he heard about iRacing and signed up in 2008 and became so involved in the service that he wrote one of the first books on the subject of sim-racing, iRacing Paddock. When not writing for inRacingNews.com, his main occupation is as a research associate with Saint-Gobain working on advanced ceramic materials.
  • Patrick Atherton
    Contributing Writer
    Patrick Atherton, originally from Adelaide in the state of South Australia, currently resides just outside of Melbourne, Victoria with wife of 17 years and 3 kids. A business manager by profession, but also dabbles with blogging, cartooning and fine art, having been published both as a writer in a short-lived South Australian motorsport yearbook and later as a cartoonist in a niche trade magazine. At the age of 19 he competed in club circuit events in an Austin Healey Sprite, later indulging in sprint karts between 1994 and 2000. Following the move to the State of Victoria he raced Road Race Karts (“Superkarts” as they are known in Australia) in the popular Rotax class, competing at Phillip Island, Oran Park, Mallala, Wakefield Park, Eastern Creek, Calder Park, Sandown and Winton. It was during this time he met former Australian F2 champion and inventor of Australia’s first, and most prolific race simulator rig, Jon Crooke. This culminated in an introduction to Papyrus’ legendary NR2003 simulation, and the subsequent sim racing addiction which brought him to iRacing.
  • Tim Terry
    Contributing Writer
    Tim Terry, aka the voice of Maritime stock car racing, fell in love with sim racing in 2004 after he joined the Sim Racing Network crew as a pit reporter. From October 2004 to SRNtv’s closure in June 2007, he’s covered prestigious races and leagues such as the Online 500, FLM Fall 400, Real Racing Online and the DMP Racing League – each as the lead broadcaster for the company. At the same time the wheels started to turn in another direction as he began announcing stock car racing locally. Terry became the assistant announcer at Scotia Speedworld in May 2007 and took over full duties in May 2009 when long-time voice Mike Kaplan retired from the track. Terry also became the series voice of the Parts For Trucks Pro Stock Tour in ’09 and continues to hold down both posts in 2011. He has also announced races for the Pro All Stars Series, Atlantic Open Wheel and Maritime League of Legends tours and has called races at six different Atlantic Canadian tracks. Terry can be heard online at WebRacingNetwork.com, RLMtv.com and OLRtv.com covering sim races. He also makes occasional appearances on PSRtv.com. In addition to inRacingNews, his articles and columns can be read on ScotiaSpeedworld.ca, MaritimeProStockTour.com and his own website at timterryonline.com.
  • David Allen
    Contributing Writer
    North Carolina born and raised with over 15 years of computer/IT experience, I combine two of my biggest hobbies -- racing and technology -- here at inRacingNews. In my spare time I run a Nascar fan site and cure my own need for speed riding atvs. If it involves technology or racing I'll be there, but combine the two and I'll be looking a front row seat. Stop by and say hello anytime!
  • Allen Krier
    Contributing Writer
    Allen was born in West Palm Beach, Florida but grew up in Atlanta and attended Georgia College and State University where he received a BS in Information Systems. Currently a resident of Albany, GA, he started sim racing in 2008 while in college when iRacing was first released to the public. Since then, Krier has been a two time iRacing Pro Series driver (2009 and 2010), picking up one Pro Series win at Daytona in ‘09. Besides sim racing, Allen’s other hobbies include RC Car racing as well as “attending and watching any sporting event that I can including going to the local dirt track.

McLaren lauds ‘extraordinary’ Hamilton

May 15th, 2012

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McLaren lauds ‘extraordinary’ Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton produced an ‘extraordinary’ performance in the Spanish Grand Prix to charge from the back of the grid to finish eighth, reckons his team boss Martin Whitmarsh. The Briton was excluded from qualifying after a mistake in the garage meant he did not have enough fuel to complete an in-lap and provide a petrol sample after taking pole position . Despite the setback, Hamilton executed a well-judged two-stop strategy that Whitmarsh thinks will silence those who suggest the former world champion is too aggressive.

Ferrari urges Massa to raise his game

May 15th, 2012

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Ferrari urges Massa to raise his game

Ferrari has said it expects Felipe Massa to lift his performance at the Monaco Grand Prix, amid the first signs that the team is losing patience with his lack of results. At the start of what was viewed as a vital campaign for the Brazilian driver, he has scored just two points so far, with team-mate Fernando Alonso jointly leading the world championship on 61. Massa’s lack of results means that Ferrari is currently lying fourth in the constructors’ championships behind Red Bull, McLaren and Lotus

Sutil: My F1 career is not over

May 15th, 2012

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Sutil: My F1 career is not over

Adrian Sutil is confident that he will have the opportunity to return to Formula 1 despite being without a seat for 2012. The German, who raced for Spyker/Force India from 2007-2011 before losing his seat for this year, returned to the F1 paddock at last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. While there are no opportunities currently available, he believes that if he is patient there will be chances to make a comeback.

Newgarden sets Indy practice pace

May 15th, 2012

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Newgarden sets Indy practice pace

Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing’s rookie driver Josef Newgarden topped the timesheets on the third day of practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Monday. Newgarden managed a best lap of 40.4519s at 222.486mph to put himself clear of Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay and his team-mate Marco Andretti.

Maldonado hits new high following win

May 14th, 2012

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Maldonado hits new high following win

Pastor Maldonado reached a new high in the Castrol EDGE Rankings following his surprise maiden victory in the Spanish Grand Prix. The 27-year-old became the first Venezuelan to win in Formula 1, and in the process delivered Williams its first grand prix win since 2004, after holding off a late charge from the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso.

Williams team members leave hospital

May 14th, 2012

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Williams team members leave hospital

The Williams F1 team has confirmed that a further two team members have been released from hospital and have returned home after being treated for smoke inhalation following its pit garage fire at the Spanish Grand Prix. One member of the team, who suffered burns in the incident, remains in hospital in Spain but is expected to return to the UK for further treatment within the next 48 hours

Rosberg: Mercedes still a contender

May 14th, 2012

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Rosberg: Mercedes still a contender

Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes can still be a serious contender in the world championship fight this year, despite a disappointing Spanish Grand Prix. The German struggled with tyres throughout the Barcelona weekend, and finished seventh after losing positions in the closing stages of the race

Saavedra tops Indy 500 practice

May 14th, 2012

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Saavedra tops Indy 500 practice

IndyCar series returnee Sebastian Saavedra topped the second day of practice for the Indy 500 with a lap of 40.6272s (221.526mph) in the AFS Racing/Andretti entry. The Colombian, who returned to Indy Lights this year after a full IndyCar season in 2011, led a day dominated by young drivers, with Sarah Fisher Racing duo Bryan Clauson and Josef Newgarden completing the top three. Saavedra said that his laptime was made possible by how well the five Andretti drivers are working together in preparation for the May 27 race.

McLaren regrets qualifying decision

May 14th, 2012

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McLaren regrets qualifying decision

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has admitted that he should have told Lewis Hamilton to abandon his Spanish Grand Prix qualifying lap as soon as the team realised it had not put enough fuel in his car. A mistake in the garage prior to Hamilton’s final run in Q3 meant that the British driver did not have enough fuel to be able to complete an in-lap and provide a mandatory sample for the FIA

Renault surprised to win so quickly

May 14th, 2012

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Renault surprised to win so quickly

Renault Sport F1 managing director Jean-Francois Caubet has admitted that he didn’t expect the revived partnership with Williams to yield wins so quickly. Pastor Maldonado’s surprise victory in the Spanish Grand Prix came in only the fifth race since the Williams-Renault link-up was renewed and although Caubet was always confident that wins would come, he saw it as a longer-term project. “We thought we needed three years to win and after five races we did,” Caubet told AUTOSPORT

Williams overwhelmed by rivals’ help

May 14th, 2012

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Williams overwhelmed by rivals’ help

Williams chief operations engineer Mark Gillan has offered his thanks to rival teams who reacted so quickly to the fire in its pit garage after the Spanish Grand Prix. A major fire broke out in the garage shortly after a team photo was taken in celebration of the first Williams victory since 2004 . But prompt action from crew members from nearby teams, including Force India and Caterham, ensured that the damage was limited.

Ferrari still needs ‘massive’ step

May 14th, 2012

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Ferrari still needs ‘massive’ step

Ferrari still needs to make a ‘massive’ step forward with its car if it is to win the world championship this year, despite Fernando Alonso’s second place in Spain moving him back to the head of the standings. That is the view of its team principal Stefano Domenicali who thinks that, although updates introduced at Barcelona have delivered as expected, much more progress is needed over the remainder of the campaign. “This has to be a push for all the engineers at home to make sure that we improve the car,” Domenicali said about Alonso now being joint leader of the title chase with Sebastian Vettel.

iSport to build new car for Palmer

May 14th, 2012

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iSport to build new car for Palmer

iSport International will build a new GP2 car for Jolyon Palmer after the Briton had another race weekend blighted by electrical problems in Spain. Palmer did not even make the start of race two at Barcelona on Sunday, after his car broke down on the warm-up lap with a repeat of electrical gremlins which have plagued the start of his 2012 season. iSport boss Paul Jackson revealed that the team will now switch to a new car for the next round of the series in Monaco.

Williams not getting carried away

May 14th, 2012

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Williams not getting carried away

Williams has promised not to get carried away and believe it can challenge for wins at every track now, despite Pastor Maldonado’s dominant performance at the Spanish Grand Prix. The Grove-based outfit ended an eight-year victory drought at the Circuit de Catalunya, with Maldonado brilliantly holding off Fernando Alonso for his maiden F1 triumph.

NASCAR to investigate altercation

May 14th, 2012

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NASCAR to investigate altercation

NASCAR officials said they would investigate a pit-road altercation after the conclusion of Saturday’s race at Darlington involving Ryan Newman’s Stewart Haas and Kurt Busch’s Phoenix Racing teams. The scuffle took place after Kurt Busch hit he back of Ryan Newman’s car on pit-road once the race had finished already

Patrick glad to reach goals in Cup race

May 14th, 2012

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Patrick glad to reach goals in Cup race

Danica Patrick said she accomplished the goals she set for her second Sprint Cup outing, her first at Darlington, finishing 31st on Saturday night’s 500-miler. The Stewart-Haas driver had an uneventful race at one of NASCAR’s toughest venues, having started the weekend 1.5 seconds off the pace in Friday’s opening practice, where she also had a first brush with the wall. However, she showed improved pace throughout the weekend despite a slow start to her race, soon falling a lap down as the event unusually ran caution-free for the first 171 laps

Hendrick hails team after 200th win

May 14th, 2012

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Hendrick hails team after 200th win

Rick Hendrick praised Jimmie Johnson and his team following the organisation’s 200th Sprint Cup victory which they claimed on Saturday at Darlington.

Williams works to determine cause of fire

May 13th, 2012

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Williams works to determine cause of fire

The Williams team is working with the fire services and the police to determine the root cause of the fire that broke out after the Spanish Grand Prix. Williams said the fire, which erupted some 90 minutes after the team had won its first race since 2004, had originated from the fuel area. The Grove squad confirmed four members of the team were injured in the incident

Spain Sunday quotes: Marussia

May 13th, 2012

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Charles Pic – DNF: “I didn’t get a very good start today. From then on I was working well on my pace and got the right side of the HRTs again. Things were going well for me then on lap 26 I suddenly lost drive and came back into the pits, where unfortunately I had to retire

Hamilton vindicated by Spanish GP drive

May 13th, 2012

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Hamilton vindicated by Spanish GP drive

Lewis Hamilton believes that he has proved his doubters wrong after making only two stops during the race at Barcelona. Hamilton started at the back of the field after being penalised for running short of fuel at the end of qualifying and was forced to try a different strategy than the rest of the drivers, eventually climbing to eighth, one place ahead of team-mate Jenson Button