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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.
  • David Ifeguni
    Contributing Writer
    I was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1988 and moved to Midland, Michigan when I was two years old. I stayed there until third grade when I moved to Farmington Hills, Michigan and now I currently live in Naperville, IL where I'm attending Metea Valley High School as a 9th grader. In the past, I have participated in soccer and this year I plan on joining swimming or water polo. My family includes my 15 year old sister, a 7 year old sister and my mom and dad. I have been writing since 6th grade and have participated in many writing contests in my school and have received several awards for writing.
    My fascination for motorsports began when I was nine. The first NASCAR race I watched on TV was the 2009 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway, won by Kasey Kahne. My favorite NASCAR drivers are Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr, and Jimmie Johnson. I have watched all the races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series since 2010. I currently have three wins on iRacing, two of them in the Nationwide car at Daytona and one in the Street stocks at Charlotte. My favorite car and type of track on iRacing is the Nationwide Series (B Class) car and superspeedways.
  • Katier Scott
    Contributing Writer
    I am a veteran sim racer who first started racing way back in 1993 on the SPRTSIMS section of Compuserve with a league who can trace themselves all the way to the present. Within that league I act as Chief Steward and try to bring the unique viewpoint that this experience gives me into my articles.
    I have a BA (Hons) in Journalism and Editorial design and have been writing for seven years and currently cover the Lotus 79 CTC and Radical series alongside my freelance work. Living in the UK, as well as motorsports I love Photography, Arts and Crafts and reading.
  • Dylan Sharman
    Contributing Writer
    I was born in Adelaide and we moved-out for Angle Vale for a few years until I was about 7 years old, when we moved to the Barossa Valley where I live now. I'm 19 years old and currently traveling back and forth weekly as I'm studying for a Diploma of Furniture Design and Technology.

    I've always had a love for racing as my close family did some racing and we were always out at the local dirt track. I joined iRacing back in 2010 and slowly but surely got the hang of it as this is my first experience with sim racing and am loving it each time I race. I've won two SK Modified titles (almost had three in a row but finished P2 in 2011 S4), an inRacingNews Challenge championship (2012 S1 Mazda) and was also an AustralAsian Intel GT Series Finalist.
  • Nathan Aljoe
    Contributing Writer
    Nathan's passion for motorsport first began in the late 1980s, captivated by the season in which Aryton Senna won his first F1 title with McLaren. Over the years his interest widened to include the British Touring Car Championship, World Rally Championship, NASCAR and various other forms of motorsport. Nathan began sim-racing in the mid 1990s using games developed by Papyrus. He later moved onto SimBim simulations such as GTR, GTR2 and GTR Evolution and has most recently joined the iRacing community.

    When he's not working or sim racing, Nathan enjoys spending time and relaxing with his family. Other hobbies include going to festivals, tinkering with his car and doing up his house.
  • Austin Hartenfels
    Contributing Writer
    Born and raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia, I have always had a serious passion for cars and motorsports. Hoping one day to become an automotive journalist for a magazine, I constantly crave the exciting competition that comes along with racing and sim-racing. Having participated in a mere test session in a Legends car at Old Dominion Speedway, I have not been able to get into any real-life competition . . . yet.

    As a sim racer, my interests date back to "GTR Evolution." My goal is to have fun and win some races. I made it to Oval Pro in 2010, but did not become very successful. I enjoy any mixed road racing competition and love racing the Silverados around almost any track.
  • Jordan Hightower
    Contributing Writer
    Jordan began sim-racing in 2005 with the NASCAR Racing 2003 Season sim and then joined the iRacing community in June of 2008. He hails from Fort Smith, Arkansas where he is currently enrolled at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith, after which he plans to attend the University of Arkansas to earn his MBA. Although he enjoys watching and playing basketball, most of Jordan's focus is on motorsports, particularly NASCAR: "Anything that burns gas and goes fast, I like."
  • Scott Kelly
    Contributing Writer
    Born and raised in the greater St. Louis, Missouri area, Scott Kelly has had a love for motorsports ever since his father did the right thing by introducing auto racing into his life. No longer able to quench his need for speed by spectating NASCAR races on TV and watching dirt track stars slide around local tracks, Kelly eventually picked-up sim racing in his teens, wheeling cars found in Ratbag Games' "Dirt Track Racing" and "World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars" while also becoming introduced into multiple Papyrus sim-racing series. Joining the iRacing ranks in late 2011, Kelly set his sights on the short track racing he was familiar with, focusing on the sprint car, while also driving the Legends and street stock in multiple iRacing.com leagues.

    Kelly brings not just his enthusiasm for racing to the highest-rated motorsports simulation, but also his B.A. degree in English; he covers the action seen in the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series, while also placing the spotlight on various leagues within the service. Enjoying his start to a career in motorsports journalism, Kelly also doesn't mind visiting victory lane from time-to-time.
  • Kenneth O'Keefe
    Contributing Writer
    Kenneth was born in Smithville, Ontario on December 23, 1994. A major racing fan, he enjoys competitive kart racing in the Rotax Max category at Mosport International Karting. Kenneth also tunes into Formula One and NASCAR races on those Sundays when he is not at the kart track.

    O'Keefe has been sim-racing since 2005, starting on the Live For Speed simulator. After moving to iRacing in 2008, he was able to qualify for the NASCAR iRacing Pro Series (NiPS) in both 2011 and 2012. He will continue to compete and write about the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series throughout the coming year before taking another run at the NiPS in late 2013.
  • Chris Owens
    Contributing Writer
    I was born in Florence, South Carolina in 1989 and have lived here my entire life. I've been around racing since I was a young kid watching with my dad on Sundays. In 2009 and found my local track, Florence Motor Speedway and started working for them as a PR guy the same year. At the end of that season, I started writing for RACE22.com, a Late Model Stock Car news site. In 2010, I picked up my first DSLR camera and started shooting races. To this day, I've experienced some of the best races from behind the camera.

    I've been with the iRacing service since its public beta in 2008, back when the top oval car was the Late Model. I've been in over 500 races on the service with 70+ wins on both oval and road. My favorite car on the service is the Chevrolet Silverado. Darlington Raceway and Concord Speedway are my favorite tracks simply because everybody hates them.
  • George Wood
    Contributing Writer
    After beginning his racing career with go-karts at age seven, George then turned wrenches on street stocks until he could finally turn the wheel. Following the successes of his friends and family, George has since retired from real-world racing, where he is now a science and mathematics faculty member for several local community colleges. When George isn't grading laboratory reports or iRacing, he is performing at bluegrass festivals in the Northeast, making fishing lures, playing golf, and rooting for his beloved Baltimore Orioles.

Prost enhances Renault role

March 20th, 2013

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Prost enhances Renault role

Alain Prost will assume an advisory role with Renault Sport F1′s executive committee after extending his deal as a brand ambassador to the firm. Under the new arrangement Prost will attend a number of Formula 1 races over the season as well as select Formula Renault 3.5 events

Hill to demo Red Bull RB6 at Barcelona

October 18th, 2012

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Hill to demo Red Bull RB6 at Barcelona

Former Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill will get behind the wheel of grand prix machinery again when he drives the Red Bull RB6 this weekend.

Prost to test for Lotus in Abu Dhabi

October 4th, 2012

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Prost to test for Lotus in Abu Dhabi

Nicolas Prost will join Lotus for Formula 1′s young driver test at Yas Marina later this year. The son of four-time world champion Alain Prost, who is a reserve driver for the team, will make his first competitive appearance with Lotus during the three-day test at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix venue. Prost will prepare for the test by driving a Renault R30 from 2010 at Navarra in Spain this weekend.

Prost could test Renault’s 2014 engine

October 1st, 2012

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Prost could test Renault’s 2014 engine

Alain Prost has hinted that he could give Renault’s new 2014 engine an on-track test in the next two months. The four-time world champion drove a contemporary Formula 1 car for the first time since 1996 last weekend, where he performed demonstration runs in the 2010 Red Bull RB6 and Renault R30 at the Paul Ricard World Series by Renault meeting.

Prost tests modern Red Bull F1 car

September 30th, 2012

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Prost tests modern Red Bull F1 car

Alain Prost returned to the cockpit of a contemporary Formula 1 car this weekend for the first time since 1996. The four-time world champion completed a series of demo runs in the 2010 title-winning Red Bull RB6 at the Paul Ricard World Series by Renault meeting. Prost, who is an ambassador for Renault, had a shakedown run on Saturday evening to get accustomed to the car

Prost to drive Red Bull F1 car

September 27th, 2012

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Prost to drive Red Bull F1 car

Four-time Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost will return to the wheel of a grand prix car when he drives Red Bull’s RB6 at Paul Ricard this weekend. The Frenchman will be in action in the 2010 title-winning car as part of the exhibitions organised for the World Series by Renault event at the circuit.

Raikkonen’s form a surprise – Prost

May 26th, 2012

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Raikkonen’s form a surprise – Prost

Alain Prost has admitted that he has been surprised by the strong form that Kimi Raikkonen has shown on his return to Formula 1 this year. Raikkonen decided on an F1 comeback this season after two years with mixed results in the World Rally Championship – and has already produced two podium finishes. But it is not just Raikkonen’s speed that has left Prost impressed, because the Frenchman also likes the way the 2007 title winner approaches his job, and does not pretend to like aspects of being an F1 driver that he dislikes.

Prost says Formula 1 too unpredictable

May 25th, 2012

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Prost says Formula 1 too unpredictable

Alain Prost believes Formula 1 may be too unpredictable at the moment – but he reckons that is a better situation for the sport than it being dominated by one driver. Making his first appearance at an F1 race this season at the Monaco Grand Prix, Prost welcomed the increased popularity that the ultra competitive nature of this season was delivering – but thought that perhaps things were too variable with five different winners from five races. “If I talk for myself I would say yes it is maybe a little bit too unpredictable,” said Prost, speaking at the launch of a new Renault Alpina concept car in Monaco

Prost becomes a Renault ambassador

February 23rd, 2012

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Prost becomes a Renault ambassador

Alain Prost has renewed his working relationship with Renault, after becoming a brand ambassador for the French car manufacturer. The four-time champion, who drove for the ‘Regie’ early in his Formula 1 career and also won his last title in 1993 at the wheel of a Renault-powered Williams, will provide technical input to the company as well as represent it at events.

Kovalainen to be managed by IMG

February 9th, 2012

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Caterham driver Heikki Kovalainen will be managed by IMG Worldwide from 2012, the same company that helped steer the careers of Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Jackie Stewart, and currently tends the needs of NASCAR driver Danica Patrick. Kovalainen’s personal management will be taken care of by Martin Anayi, who will deal with all the Finn’s contractual negotiations as well as most other aspects of his portfolio. “With the team we have assembled, it will allow me to concentrate on my driving and put even more time into working with the engineers and dedicate myself completely to leading team to score points in F1.”

Ogier, Grosjean to make RoC debut

October 18th, 2011

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Ogier, Grosjean to make RoC debut

GP2 Series champion Romain Grosjean will team up with WRC championship contender Sebastien Ogier for Team France in this year’s Race of Champions. Both Grosjean and Citroen driver Ogier will be making their debut at the Dusseldorf event on December 3-4. Last year Team France was represented by Sebastien Loeb and Alain Prost, the duo reaching the final of the Nations’ Cup.

McNish joins stewards panel for Monaco

May 25th, 2011

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British driver Allan McNish will join the stewards’ panel for this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. Although the FIA had four-time champion Alain Prost as the chosen ex-driver in its official media preview, it is actually McNish who will be joining the panel in Monte Carlo. The Scottish Le Mans winner will join FIA stewards Lars Osterlind and Jose Abed.

Legends, Lost and Found

by Ray Bryden on March 5th, 2011

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Legends, Lost and Found

I sometimes wonder what it would have been like to be in Paris in the early 1920′s and by chance wind up at a party at 27 Rue De Fleurus suddenly in the company of Hemingway, Picasso, Matisse, James Joyce, Ezra Pound, and the rest of the artists, writers, and poets who socialized together and were known as the “Lost Generation.” Or to find oneself on the ‘Festival Express’ train traveling across the Canadian prairies in 1970 listening to hours of jam sessions with The Band, The Grateful Dead and Janis Joplin. In my line of work, I had a few opportunities at conferences to rub elbows with the legends of my narrow field of expertise; people from across the globe who stand out as the world’s leaders in my [...]

Ex-drivers to stay in stewards panel

December 13th, 2010

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Ex-drivers to stay in stewards panel

The FIA will continue with the use of former drivers on the stewards’ panel at Formula 1 races next year – as well as adopting the policy for other championships in 2011. Following an initiative pushed through by FIA president Jean Todt for 2010, the three regular stewards at grands prix were joined by former high-profile drivers who could offer insight about incidents from a racing perspective.

Prost: ‘Calmer’ Vettel will win more

November 26th, 2010

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Prost: ‘Calmer’ Vettel will win more

Alain Prost believes that Sebastian Vettel has the potential to equal his tally of four world championships as German will benefit from a ‘calmer’ approach now that he has clinched his first title.

Foust completes RoC entry

November 23rd, 2010

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Foust completes RoC entry

Tanner Foust has completed the line-up for this year’s Race of Champions, which takes place in Dusseldorf this weekend. The American drifting, rallying and rallycross star will join motorcycle racing legend Mick Doohan in Team All-Stars for the Nations’ Cup element of the end-of-season contest. Foust has competed in the RoC for the past two years, and took Team USA to the semi-finals of the 2009 Nations’ Cup alongside Travis Pastrana

Doohan returns to Race of Champions

October 11th, 2010

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Doohan returns to Race of Champions

Motorcycle racing legend Mick Doohan will contest the Race of Champions again this season. The Australian, a five-time 500cc champion, made his debut in the popular winter event when it ran in Beijing last year, and will also be part of the line-up for the 2010 RoC in Dusseldorf on 27-28 November.

New bid to revive South African GP

October 8th, 2010

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New bid to revive South African GP

A group of South African businessmen working in conjunction with Abu Dhabi investors are trying to resurrect plans for the country to regain a Formula 1 race.

Fittpaldi rejoins stewards for Monza

September 8th, 2010

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Fittpaldi rejoins stewards for Monza

Brazilian former world champion Emerson Fittipaldi will fill the role as the stewards’ advisor at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza. The FIA has confirmed that the 63-year old, who held the same capacity at the Canadian Grand Prix in June, will return to the stewards’ team. Fittipaldi, who took the drivers’ world championship titles in 1972 and 1974, is one of several former Formula 1 legends to assist the stewards as the FIA seeks a ‘driver’s perspective’ on racing incidents

Pastrana signs up for RoC return

August 13th, 2010

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Pastrana signs up for RoC return

Travis Pastrana has signed up to return to the Race of Champions this year.