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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.

Hulkenberg gets Sutil’s Force India seat

December 16th, 2011

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Hulkenberg gets Sutil’s Force India seat

Force India has confirmed Nico Hulkenberg will join Paul di Resta in its racing driver line-up for the 2012 season.

Ferrari confident of ‘no surprises’

December 16th, 2011

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Ferrari confident of ‘no surprises’

Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali is confident his team has taken the right measures to make sure there are no surprises with its new car when the 2012 season starts. The Maranello-based squad was upbeat about its chances for the year after a very strong pre-season testing, but it was off the pace when the racing started

Sauber reveals new car launch date

December 16th, 2011

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The Sauber team has announced it will unveil its 2012 challenger ahead of the start of testing at the Jerez circuit. Sauber’s Ferrari-powered C31 will be launched at the Spanish track on February 6 before it takes to the track on the following day

Williams sure it can build strong car

December 16th, 2011

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Williams sure it can build strong car

Williams’s technical director Mike Coughlan believes the team has identified all the key elements to ensure it can now build a successful car every year after struggling during the 2011 season. The Grove-based squad had endured its worst campaign in Formula 1 this year, having scored just five points on its way to ninth place in the championship. Coughlan has taken over as technical director following Sam Michael’s exit.

Vergne: Ricciardo will have early edge

December 15th, 2011

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Vergne: Ricciardo will have early edge

Jean-Eric Vergne has conceded that Scuderia Toro Rosso team-mate Daniel Ricciardo may have the edge on him at the start of next year, but hopes he can develop quickly to catch him up. The Frenchman has been handed his Formula 1 chance by Toro Rosso, after the outfit announced on Wednesday that it was dropping Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastian Buemi.

Q and A with Toro Rosso’s Franz Tost

December 15th, 2011

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Q and A with Toro Rosso’s Franz Tost

Conducted and provided by Toro Rosso’s press office. Q. Franz, when was the decision taken to appoint Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne?

Tost: Toro Rosso a place for rookies

December 15th, 2011

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Tost: Toro Rosso a place for rookies

Scuderia Toro Rosso principal Franz Tost says the outfit replaced Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari because they were no longer fulfilling the team’s criteria as a place to bring on rookies.

Ricciardo says STR drive a big relief

December 15th, 2011

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Ricciardo says STR drive a big relief

Daniel Ricciardo says it was a “big relief” to hear he has secured a racing seat with the Toro Rosso team for the 2012 season. The Australian, who raced with the HRT team during the second half of 2011, was confirmed at the Faenza squad yesterday alongside Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne.

Vettel voted best of 2011 by F1 bosses

December 15th, 2011

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Vettel voted best of 2011 by F1 bosses

Sebastian Vettel has added yet another accolade at the end of his remarkable 2011 campaign – by being voted as the best Formula 1 driver of the year in AUTOSPORT’s exclusive team principals’ top 10 rankings In the now annual poll, Vettel emerged as a clear winner ahead of Jenson Button – with last year’s winner Fernando Alonso dropping two places down to third. The annual team principals’ verdict is compiled by getting the top ten driver rankings of every boss, which are kept secret, and then converting their rankings into the F1 points’ system (25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1). The final scores are added up to discover which driver the team bosses overall believed had done the best job throughout the campaign.

HRT appoints Perez-Sala as team boss

December 15th, 2011

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HRT appoints Perez-Sala as team boss

Former Formula 1 driver Luis Perez-Sala will take on the role of team principal at HRT following the exit of Colin Kolles, the Spanish team has said. HRT confirmed on Wednesday that Kolles would leave the team today after having occupied that position since the start of 2010. Perez-Sala, who competed in Formula 1 with Minardi in 1988 and 1989, had joined the team as an advisor in July this year

Alguersuari ‘very surprised’ by STR call

December 15th, 2011

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Alguersuari ‘very surprised’ by STR call

Jaime Alguersuari says he was very surprised by Toro Rosso’s decision not to renew his contract to stay with the team in 2012, after the Italian squad announced an all-new driver line-up on Wednesday. The Faenza-based squad revealed yesterday that Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne would replace Alguersuari and team-mate Sebastien Buemi from next year, in a surprising move by Red Bull’s junior outfit.

Ferrari to run new car in first test

December 15th, 2011

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Ferrari to run new car in first test

Ferrari says it will unveil its 2012 challenger in early February and that it will be ready for the first test of the winter. “The new Ferrari F1 car will be presented in early February, in time to take part in the first test session ahead of the season,” Ferrari media chief Luca Colajanni told Autosprint. He said the new car will be significantly different from this year’s machine, as the Maranello-based squad aims to return to winning ways following a difficult 2011 season.

Ricciardo, Vergne to race for Toro Rosso

December 14th, 2011

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Ricciardo, Vergne to race for Toro Rosso

Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne will race for the Toro Rosso team in the 2012 Formula 1 season, the team has announced. The news means the duo will replace Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari

Lehto sentenced to prison for boat crash

December 14th, 2011

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Lehto sentenced to prison for boat crash

Former grand prix driver JJ Lehto has been sentenced to two years and four months in prison for his part in the boat accident that killed a friend last year. The Finn was injured and his friend died in the crash, which took place in June of 2010 when the boat they were travelling on struck a bridge support in Finland

Kolles parts company with HRT

December 14th, 2011

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Kolles parts company with HRT

Colin Kolles will leave the HRT team after reaching an agreement to end their cooperation, the Spanish squad announced on Wednesday.

Caterham reveals F1 team logo

December 14th, 2011

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Caterham reveals F1 team logo

The Caterham F1 Team has unveiled its new logo for the 2012 Formula 1 season, when the outfit will race under its new name. The team made its debut last year and raced as Team Lotus in 2011 but, after a long battle over its name, it will be renamed Caterham in 2012, with the current Renault team becoming Lotus. Caterham revealed its new image on Wednesday.

Boullier: Driver strategy shows ambition

December 14th, 2011

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Boullier: Driver strategy shows ambition

Lotus Renault boss Eric Boullier says the team’s decision not to hire a pay driver shows its ambition to return to the sharp end of the grid. The team has signed Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean for 2012, the Frenchman replacing Vitaly Petrov, who was believed to have significant financial backing. Boullier says having signed two drivers that will not bring big financial support to the team is a strategy aimed at building a better future for the outfit

Edwards to lead BBC commentary

December 13th, 2011

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Edwards to lead BBC commentary

Ben Edwards will replace Martin Brundle as the BBC’s lead Formula 1 commentator next year, ending weeks of speculation about who will join David Coulthard in the box. With Brundle having switched to Sky for 2012, the BBC has been looking for an experienced broadcaster to join its efforts next year.

Teams continue push to save RRA

December 13th, 2011

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Teams continue push to save RRA

Red Bull Racing, Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes GP plan to hold further talks to try and end a stalemate over Formula 1′s Resource Restriction Agreement (RRA) after making slight progress on the matter in a meeting earlier this week.