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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.

Razia defends Marussia rookie line-up

February 6th, 2013

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Razia defends Marussia rookie line-up

Luiz Razia insists Marussia will not be penalised for signing him and fellow rookie Max Chilton for the 2013 Formula 1 season.

Cheever joins Prema’s line-up

January 25th, 2013

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Cheever joins Prema’s line-up

Eddie Cheever has completed Prema Powerteam’s line-up for this year’s European Formula 3 Championship. The 19-year-old Italian, whose father Eddie scored nine podiums during his Formula 1 career and won the Indianapolis 500, will partner Raffaele Marciello, Alex Lynn and Lucas Auer in the four-car squad of Dallara-Mercedes F312s.

Button: McLaren can move on from 2012

December 28th, 2012

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Button: McLaren can move on from 2012

Jenson Button is confident that McLaren will not be haunted by the failures that cost it the world championship this year – as he targets a full-on title assault in 2013. Although the Woking-based outfit did not make the most of its opportunities in the season just gone , with reliability and errors costing it valuable points, Button is full of hope for next year.

Kubica holds huge lead on Rallye du Var

November 24th, 2012

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Kubica holds huge lead on Rallye du Var

Robert Kubica’s Rallye du Var lead is up to five minutes heading into the final day of the French event.

Di Resta feels ready to lead Force India

November 8th, 2012

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Di Resta feels ready to lead Force India

Paul di Resta says he feels ready to lead Force India next season if the outfit elects to place a less experienced driver alongside him. With current team-mate Nico Hulkenberg moving to Sauber , Force India is currently evaluating a long list of potential replacement candidates. Drivers linked to the seat include Bruno Senna, Sebastien Buemi, Jaime Alguersuari, Kamui Kobayashi, Jules Bianchi, Adrian Sutil, Luiz Razia and Charles Pic.

Frijns graduates to FR3.5 with Fortec

January 30th, 2012

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Frijns graduates to FR3.5 with Fortec

Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup champion Robin Frijns will graduate to Formula Renault 3.5 with Fortec Motorsport. The Dutchman earned a 500,000 Euro scholarship for his 2011 championship success. Frijns tested with Fortec’s outgoing FR3.5 car at Motorland Aragon during the final test of 2011

Pic: Test limit makes F1 debut tough

December 6th, 2011

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Pic: Test limit makes F1 debut tough

Virgin Racing’s new recruit Charles Pic has admitted he faces a tough challenge to get himself prepared for Formula 1 before the first race of 2012, with just six days of testing pencilled in for him prior to his grand prix debut. The Frenchman had his first outing in an F1 car during the recent young driver test at Abu Dhabi and, with only 12 days of running available for his team before Melbourne, he will have to split the time equally with team-mate Timo Glock.

RBR ‘not comfortable’ with tyre issue

August 29th, 2011

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RBR ‘not comfortable’ with tyre issue

Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has confessed that he did not feel totally ‘comfortable’ in the build-up to the Belgian Grand Prix because of the tyre blistering issues suffered by his drivers in qualifying.

Ricciardo pleased to make it to the end

July 10th, 2011

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Ricciardo pleased to make it to the end

Daniel Ricciardo declared himself pleased to have made it to the end of his first Formula 1 race at Silverstone on Sunday. The Hispania driver, making his grand prix debut this weekend, finished down in 19th and last place, but felt the experienced of completing a full race will help him be stronger in the next one. “I feel quite good to finish and see the checkered flag,” said the Australian.

Mixed feelings for Schumacher

June 12th, 2011

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Mixed feelings for Schumacher

Michael Schumacher has admitted to having mixed feelings over what is already being labelled the best performance of his Mercedes career. The German veteran, who earlier in his career was widely recognised as one of the greatest wet-weather driver of his generation, rolled back the years with several audacious overtaking manoeuvres

De la Rosa had 10-minute warning

June 10th, 2011

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De la Rosa had 10-minute warning

Pedro de la Rosa had just 10 minutes warning that he would be racing for Sauber in Canada, after receiving a call-up to replace the unwell Sergio Perez just before second practice. With Perez having complained of feeling sick after the first session in Canada, Sauber drafted in McLaren reserve de la Rosa for the remainder of the Montreal event.

Vietoris to miss Barcelona

May 19th, 2011

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Vietoris to miss Barcelona

Christian Vietoris will miss this weekend’s GP2 round at Barcelona because he is still suffering from bad headaches as a result of a heavy crash at the Istanbul season-opener. The German’s spot at Racing Engineering has been taken by the experienced Portuguese driver Alvaro Parente. “It makes no sense for me to do it [race this weekend],” Vietoris, who is also competing in the DTM with the Persson Mercedes squad, told AUTOSPORT.

Karthikeyan reveals qualifying concerns

March 24th, 2011

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Karthikeyan reveals qualifying concerns

New HRT signing Narain Karthikeyan has admitted that he has concerns over HRT’s ability to qualify for the Australian Grand Prix after the team’s new F111 contender did not turn a wheel during winter testing. The new car was unveiled during the final pre-season test at Barcelona but did not actually run, meaning that the Indian – who returns to Formula 1 for the first time since 2004 – and his team-mate Vitantonio Liuzzi have six hours running time between them on Friday to sort out any new-car niggles with the chassis

Crutchlow calm about strong debut

March 19th, 2011

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Cal Crutchlow says he is keeping his expectations for his first MotoGP season under control after taking an impressive eighth on the grid for his debut in Qatar. The former World Superbike rider had a low-key build-up in winter testing but has been increasingly competitive since the race weekend got underway – and will start his maiden MotoGP race two places ahead of his experienced Tech 3 Yamaha team-mate Colin Edwards and one in front of category legend Valentino Rossi’s Ducati

Karthikeyan sure he will quickly settle

March 11th, 2011

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Karthikeyan sure he will quickly settle

Narain Karthikeyan is optimistic that it will only take him a few races to get back up to full speed after five years away from the Formula 1 grid. The Indian has made a surprise F1 comeback with Hispania this year

Liuzzi completes Hispania deal

March 9th, 2011

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Liuzzi completes Hispania deal

Hispania has confirmed that Tonio Liuzzi will be its second driver this year, as the Italian’s signing completes the 2011 Formula 1 line-up. Liuzzi was on the market after losing his Force India seat at the end of 2010.

Kobayashi feels ready to lead team

January 31st, 2011

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Kobayashi feels ready to lead team

Kamui Kobayashi is confident he is ready to lead the Sauber team forward in 2011 even though he is only just starting his second full year in Formula 1. The Japanese driver was paired with the experienced Pedro de la Rosa and Nick Heidfeld at Sauber last season, but is now the relative veteran in the team as he has been joined by GP2 runner-up Sergio Perez.

Newman/Haas tests Hinchcliffe again

January 21st, 2011

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Newman/Haas tests Hinchcliffe again

James Hinchcliffe says he is more eager than ever to secure an IndyCar seat with Newman/Haas after his second test with the legendary squad. Canadian Indy Lights frontrunner Hinchcliffe had his first IndyCar run with Newman/Haas alongside the experienced Oriol Servia before Christmas

Sauber relaxed over inexperienced duo

October 27th, 2010

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Sauber relaxed over inexperienced duo

Peter Sauber says he has no concerns that his 2011 driver line-up will be too inexperienced, as he brings in rookie Sergio Perez alongside Kamui Kobayashi, who only made his Formula 1 debut at the end of 2009. The Sauber duo will have just 21 grands prix between them at the start of next season, but Sauber pointed out that experience had been irrelevant this year, when veteran Pedro de la Rosa disappointed alongside Kobayashi. He also felt the car’s unreliability had been a bigger factor than any driver issues in Sauber’s slow start

Sauber says signing Perez not a risk

October 13th, 2010

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Sauber says signing Perez not a risk

Sauber’s managing director Monisha Kaltenborn reckons there is no risk in having signed Mexican Sergio Perez to race with the team next year. Perez will join Kamui Kobayashi in the Swiss squad’s line-up in 2011, after having finished as runner-up to Pastor Maldonado in this year’s GP2 championship. The Mexican is yet to drive a Formula 1 car