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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.

Bianchi to make Force India debut

February 7th, 2012

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Bianchi to make Force India debut

Jules Bianchi will sample Force India’s new VJM05 for the first time at Jerez on Wednesday. The 22-year-old Frenchman, who was announced as the team’s reserve driver last month, will get behind the wheel of the car during the morning, before handing over to regular race driver Paul di Resta for the afternoon

Webber shrugs off test delay

February 7th, 2012

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Webber shrugs off test delay

Mark Webber says Red Bull recovered well from losing the first three hours of running on the opening day of Formula 1 winter testing when parts were late arriving.

Schumacher happy Raikkonen is back

February 7th, 2012

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Schumacher happy Raikkonen is back

Michael Schumacher says he is very happy to have Kimi Raikkonen back in Formula 1, after the Finn completed a perfect comeback to testing on Tuesday. Seven-time champion Schumacher last raced against Raikkonen in 2006, before the German retired from the sport

Raikkonen quickest in first test of 2012

February 7th, 2012

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Raikkonen quickest in first test of 2012

Kimi Raikkonen got his 2012 Formula 1 comeback off to a perfect start by topping the opening day of pre-season testing at Jerez. The 2007 world champion went fastest straight out the blocks and was never displaced, as four fast stints in the morning allowed him to get down to 1m19.670s – faster than any testing laps at the Spanish track throughout 2011.

HRT ready for final crash test

February 7th, 2012

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HRT ready for final crash test

HRT is hoping to pass its final crash test on Wednesday, so that its new car will be able to run for the first time at the next Formula 1 test at Barcelona in a fortnight’s time. The Spanish outfit is running with its 2011 car at Jerez in Spain this week, because the new car has not yet passed all of the mandatory crash tests

Newey stays cautious over RB8 speed

February 7th, 2012

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Newey stays cautious over RB8 speed

Red Bull Racing’s success last year gives no guarantees that its new RB8 challenger will set the pace this season, according to chief technical officer Adrian Newey. The car ran for the first time at Jerez today in the hands of Mark Webber. But despite the RB8 being the latest step in the evolutionary path that dates back to the 2009 RB5, Newey believes that the rule changes for this season mean that Red Bull does not necessarily carry an advantage over

Kovalainen sure CT01 a step forward

February 7th, 2012

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Kovalainen sure CT01 a step forward

Heikki Kovalainen is adamant the new Caterham CT01 is a clear step forward compared to last year’s car. The team, racing under the Lotus name last year, was the first to reveal its 2012 challenger last month, and the car took to the track today at Jerez for its first outing. Although Kovalainen’s early running was hindered by some cooling issues, the Finn was left convinced the car is quicker than last year’s machine

Raikkonen tops morning session at Jerez

February 7th, 2012

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Raikkonen tops morning session at Jerez

Kimi Raikkonen posted the quickest time in the first morning of testing in 2012 as the returning 2007 world champion set the pace in the new Lotus E20. The Finn responded to the hype surrounding his return with four fast stints, and occupied the top spot on the timesheets from the minute he first left the garage.

Tost backs Caterham to fight in midfield

February 7th, 2012

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Tost backs Caterham to fight in midfield

Caterham now has the package it needs to join the close fight in the midfield this season, according to Scuderia Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost.

Red Bull’s RB8 makes track debut

February 7th, 2012

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Red Bull’s RB8 makes track debut

Red Bull’s RB8, the car with which it will bid to extend its championship-winning run, took to the track for the first time at midday at Jerez. Mark Webber completed a single installation lap before returning to the pits

Vergne not thinking of Red Bull chance

February 7th, 2012

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Vergne not thinking of Red Bull chance

Jean-Eric Vergne says he is fully focused on giving his best for Toro Rosso without thinking of the chance of landing a seat at Red Bull Racing in 2013. The Frenchman has been moved up into F1 because his Red Bull chiefs believe he has the potential to develop into the energy drinks company’s next superstar after Sebastian Vettel. And although the fact he and team-mate Daniel Ricciardo have the opportunity to show in 2012 that they are good enough for a seat at Red Bull Racing next year if Mark Webber does not stay on, Vergne thinks it much too early to start considering that scenario.

Williams confident of technical stability

February 7th, 2012

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Williams confident of technical stability

Williams chief operations engineer Mark Gillan is confident that the team has now achieved technical stability after the upheaval of the past year.

Frank Williams: FW34 a ‘fresh start’

February 7th, 2012

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Frank Williams: FW34 a ‘fresh start’

Frank Williams says the FW34 represents a ‘truly fresh start’ for the team ahead of the 2012 F1 season.

Maldonado has faith in experience

February 7th, 2012

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Maldonado has faith in experience

Pastor Maldonado believes a year of experience in Formula 1 will make it easier for him to help push his Williams team down the right development path with its FW34.

Caterham CT01 breaks cover at Jerez

February 7th, 2012

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Caterham CT01 breaks cover at Jerez

The new Caterham CT01 broke cover at Jerez this morning, with Heikki Kovalainen taking to the track at the start of testing. The car was the first to leave the pits when the track opened, completing a single installation lap before returning to the pits

Lotus frustrated by reactive ride ban

February 7th, 2012

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Lotus frustrated by reactive ride ban

Lotus has expressed its disappointment at the FIA’s decision to ban its reactive ride system for the 2012 season – but does not believe the move will hurt its performance too much. The Enstone-based outfit had caused a stir at the start of this year when it emerged it was planning to run a radical system that maintained the ride-height of the car under braking

D’Ambrosio committed to Lotus role

February 7th, 2012

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D’Ambrosio committed to Lotus role

Jerome d’Ambrosio has ruled out racing in any other series in between his commitments as Lotus reserve driver role in 2012. The Belgian, who raced for Virgin last year, said at the launch of the Lotus E20 that he was fully focussed on his position within the team and hoped that it would lead to another race seat in Formula 1 in the future. “There are really two ways to look at it,” said d’Ambrosio.

Williams launches the FW34

February 7th, 2012

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Williams launches the FW34

Williams became the latest team to launch its 2012 Formula 1 car when it unveiled the FW34 in the Jerez pitlane just before the start of the opening pre-season test on Tuesday.

Team bosses trust FIA over Bahrain

February 6th, 2012

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Team bosses trust FIA over Bahrain

Formula 1 team chiefs have admitted that the current political situation in Bahrain is a concern ahead of this year’s race, but they are equally sure the FIA will do the right thing in deciding whether or not the event should go ahead. The Bahrain Grand Prix returns to the calendar this year after the 2012 season opener was cancelled in the wake of political troubles in the Gulf state

Lopez determined to keep Lotus name

February 6th, 2012

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Lopez determined to keep Lotus name

Gerard Lopez says his team is fully committed to retaining the Lotus name in Formula 1, even if circumstances play out that the sportscar manufacturer no longer sponsors his outfit.