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February 2012

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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.

Kobayashi: Rule changes hurt Sauber

December 6th, 2011

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Kobayashi: Rule changes hurt Sauber

Kamui Kobayashi believes his Sauber team was hurt by the rule changes imposed during the 2011 season, something that he believes was the reason for the Swiss squad’s difficult second half of the campaign.

Peter Gethin dies aged 71

December 5th, 2011

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Peter Gethin dies aged 71

Peter Gethin, the winner of the 1971 Italian Grand Prix, has died following a long illness. The former BRM, McLaren and Embassy Hill Lola Formula 1 driver, who famously triumphed at the race that featured just 0.61s between the top five finishers, was 71. The son of a professional jockey, Surrey-born Gethin first came to prominence when he was already in his late 20s, as a front-runner in British Formula 3, but he really found his feet in Formula 5000, winning the British title in 1969 and ’70

FOTA members to meet on Tuesday

December 5th, 2011

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Formula One Teams’ Association (FOTA) members are to meet on Tuesday to discuss where the body goes from here, following the shock resignation of Red Bull Racing and Ferrari last week. As AUTOSPORT exclusively revealed on Friday, Ferrari and Red Bull Racing elected to quit the organisation in the wake of mounting frustrations following a long-running row over the implementation of the Resource Restriction Agreement (RRA). Although their exit, which will become official at the start of February, prompted talk that FOTA could fall apart, high level sources within the organisation say they are actually upbeat about its future now.

Senna producers set sights on BAFTA

December 5th, 2011

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Senna producers set sights on BAFTA

Senna movie producers have now set their sights on landing a prestigious BAFTA, after securing a double triumph for the documentary on Sunday. With Senna having already earned plaudits around the world since its release – the key men behind the film won a BIFA (British Independent Film Award) for Best Documentary on Sunday, before adding an AUTOSPORT Pioneering and Innovation Award. Now, with the film world building itself up for the BAFTA’s which take place early next year, writer Manish Pandey says he hopes this latest success bodes well for the future

McLaren becomes carbon-neutral

December 5th, 2011

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McLaren becomes carbon-neutral

McLaren has announced it has become the first carbon-neutral Formula 1 team. Last year, the team became the first Formula 1 team to achieve the Carbon Trust Standard, following a three-year audit in which the team measured improved its carbon efficiency

Mercedes adds AMG moniker to name

December 5th, 2011

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Mercedes adds AMG moniker to name

Mercedes-Benz will race as ‘Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team’ during the 2012 season, the car maker announced on Monday. AMG is the performance brand of Mercedes-Benz and it has been for more than 40 years

Webber: 2012 will be very different

December 5th, 2011

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Webber: 2012 will be very different

Mark Webber says he is very optimistic he will have a very strong 2012 Formula 1 campaign on the back of a difficult year this season. The Red Bull Racing driver was overshadowed by team-mate Sebastian Vettel in 2011, scoring just one win to the young German’s 11 victories. Webber, however, is adamant that next year will be very different for him, as he reckons he is still performing strongly despite the difficulties of this season

Vettel expects tougher 2012 season

December 5th, 2011

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Vettel expects tougher 2012 season

Sebastian Vettel has conceded it is going to be hard for him and Red Bull Racing to repeat their dominant 2011 form next year – but the world champion says he is going to relish the prospect of a tougher fight.

Alguersuari wins Massa’s kart event

December 4th, 2011

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Alguersuari wins Massa’s kart event

Toro Rosso Formula 1 racer Jaime Alguersuari claimed victory in Felipe Massa’s annual International Challenge of Go-Kart Champions in Florianopolis, though only after Ferrari protege Jules Bianchi was disqualified.

Coulthard sure Raikkonen will thrive

December 4th, 2011

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Coulthard sure Raikkonen will thrive

David Coulthard believes his former McLaren team-mate Kimi Raikkonen will be better than ever when he returns to Formula 1 with the Lotus Renault team in 2012. Renault – which becomes Lotus next year – announced this week that it had secured the services of 2007 world champion Raikkonen, who has spent the last two seasons focusing on the World Rally Championship.

Button defends Hamilton’s performance

December 4th, 2011

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Button defends Hamilton’s performance

Jenson Button believes the change in the competitive balance at McLaren this season was more due to him improving than Lewis Hamilton’s form declining.

Grosjean very eager to join Raikkonen

December 4th, 2011

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Grosjean very eager to join Raikkonen

Romain Grosjean says news that Kimi Raikkonen will drive for the current Renault team in 2012 has made him even more determined to secure a seat at the squad, which will run as Lotus next year. Raikkonen was the only 2012 Lotus driver specified on the official Formula 1 entry list when it was released by the FIA earlier this week. 2011 Renault racers Vitaly Petrov and Bruno Senna are reserve driver and GP2 champion Grosjean’s rivals for the second seat.

Raikkonen ‘will prove critics wrong’

December 3rd, 2011

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Raikkonen ‘will prove critics wrong’

Renault team owner Gerard Lopez says questions about Kimi Raikkonen’s motivation in returning to Formula 1 will only make the 2007 world champion more determined to succeed. After two years in the World Rally Championship, Raikkonen is rejoining grand prix racing in 2012 with what will then be called the Lotus team

Petrov keen to stay on at Renault

December 2nd, 2011

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Petrov keen to stay on at Renault

Vitaly Petrov is keen to stay at Renault next season and would relish the chance to race alongside Kimi Raikkonen. Although the Russian’s future with the outfit is in doubt, amid reports that it is evaluating other options for its second seat in 2012, Petrov has declared himself keen to remain there. And he reckons that he would do a much better job next year than he did this season, when errors on both his and the team’s side resulted in a disappointing campaign.

Red Bull also confirms FOTA exit

December 2nd, 2011

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Red Bull also confirms FOTA exit

Red Bull Racing has confirmed it will withdraw from the Formula One Team’s Association, as revealed by AUTOSPORT earlier today.

Ferrari confirms FOTA departure

December 2nd, 2011

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Ferrari confirms FOTA departure

Ferrari has confirmed its departure from the Formula One Teams’ Association (FOTA) – after issuing a statement claiming that the body’s impetus has ‘run its course’. As AUTOSPORT revealed earlier today, Ferrari and Red Bull Racing this weekend wrote to FOTA informing it of their decision to leave the organisation

Sutil surprised by uncertain F1 future

December 2nd, 2011

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Sutil surprised by uncertain F1 future

Adrian Sutil says he is surprised he has not secured a Formula 1 drive for next year already after his strong showing during the 2011 season. The German, who finished in ninth place in the championship with 42 points, looks set to lose his seat at Force India next year to Nico Hulkenberg.

Ferrari, Red Bull withdraw from FOTA

December 2nd, 2011

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Ferrari, Red Bull withdraw from FOTA

Ferrari and Red Bull Racing have decided to withdraw from the Formula One Teams’ Association (FOTA) on the back of the ongoing row over the Resource Restriction Agreement, AUTOSPORT can reveal. Amid ongoing debate about the future of FOTA, with teams failing to agree a way forward for the RRA after a crunch meeting at the Brazilian Grand Prix, high level sources have revealed that both Ferrari and Red Bull Racing have lodged notification that they intend to leave the organisation

Williams confirms Maldonado for 2012

December 1st, 2011

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Williams confirms Maldonado for 2012

The Williams team has confirmed Pastor Maldonado will enter his second season in Formula 1 with the team next year. The Venezuelan made his debut with the Grove-based squad in 2011 and was expected to continue with the team, in a move that was confirmed by Williams on Thursday evening. “I am delighted to be able to continue with Williams into my second season and I will give my very best to help the team as we push to return to the front of the grid,” he said

Renault vows to be more conservative

December 1st, 2011

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Renault vows to be more conservative

Renault has vowed to take a more conservative approach to the car Kimi Raikkonen will race in his return to Formula 1 in the 2012 season. The team surprised rivals at the start of the season thanks to the introduction of a radical system with forward-facing exhausts.