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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.

Van der Garde celebrates ‘career high’

May 25th, 2013

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Van der Garde celebrates ‘career high’

Giedo van der Garde regards qualifying 15th for the Monaco Grand Prix as a career high. The Dutchman reached Q2 for the first time in Formula 1 as he made Caterham’s first appearance in the second stage of qualifying this season.

Monaco practice quotes: Williams

May 23rd, 2013

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Pastor Maldonado – 6th/14th: This is one of my favourite circuits on the Formula One calendar.

Bottas: Monaco will be hardest race

May 22nd, 2013

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Bottas: Monaco will be hardest race

Valtteri Bottas expects the Monaco Grand Prix to be the toughest challenge of his Formula 1 rookie season with Williams. The Finn, who has made an impressive start to his F1 career despite failing to score points in an uncompetitive Williams, has never raced in Monaco. GP3 did not run in Monaco when Bottas won the championship in 2011 and he did not drive on Friday morning last year when he was reserve driver for Williams

Button wants freedom over F1 future

May 22nd, 2013

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Button wants freedom over F1 future

Jenson Button wants to keep a feeling of ‘freedom’ over his Formula 1 future, despite McLaren’s insistence that he is welcome to stay put until the end of his career. McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale told UK newspapers last week that the 2009 world champion, who signed for the Woking team the following year, could remain with the team “as long as he wants”

Raikkonen: no hurry to sort 2014 deal

May 22nd, 2013

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Raikkonen: no hurry to sort 2014 deal

Kimi Raikkonen says he is not at all surprised that his Formula 1 future is the subject of fervent speculation, but that will not make him hurry his decision over whether to stay at Lotus or move elsewhere. The Finn is currently second in the world championship, and is one of the few top drivers out of contract at the end of the season

Lewis released from hospital

May 18th, 2013

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Lewis released from hospital

Michael Lewis has been released from hospital following his high-speed crash in Formula 3 European Championship qualifying at Brands Hatch, but will not race. The 22-year-old American was diagnosed with a mild concussion after being taken to hospital in London on Friday, but received no serious injuries and no broken bones

Lombard back to Le Mans with Morand

May 17th, 2013

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Lombard back to Le Mans with Morand

Frenchman Olivier Lombard will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours with the Swiss Morand Racing team in his bid to repeat his LMP2 triumph of 2011. Lombard, who raced with Morand when it was known as Hope PoleVision in the 2010 Le Mans Series, has signed to drive the team’s Morgan-Judd/BMW LMP2 for a one-off appearance at the 24 Hours on June 22/23. The 22-year-old, who won the P2 class at Le Mans with the Greaves Zytek squad in 2011, will race the car alongside full-season drivers Franck Mailleux and Natacha Gachnang

Bangkok on 2014 Formula E calendar

May 16th, 2013

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Bangkok on 2014 Formula E calendar

Bangkok has been revealed as the ninth candidate city to host a round of the Formula E championship when it kicks off next year. Thailand’s capital city could also host Formula 1 in 2015 after local authorities approved the layout for a proposed circuit last month. Bangkok has joined a list of candidate cities that includes London, Rome, Los Angeles, Miami, Beijing, Putrajaya, Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro.

Button thrilled by Honda-McLaren deal

May 16th, 2013

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Button thrilled by Honda-McLaren deal

Jenson Button is “thrilled” by Honda’s decision to return to Formula 1 as McLaren’s engine supplier. The McLaren driver raced for the works Honda team from 2006-2009, and with the Japanese manufacturer’s engines for three seasons before that

New engines key to Honda return

May 16th, 2013

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New engines key to Honda return

Honda’s decision to return to Formula 1 was motivated by the potential for technology transfer to road cars offered by the switch to 1.6-litre turbocharged engines.

Honda confirms F1 return with McLaren

May 16th, 2013

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Honda confirms F1 return with McLaren

Honda has confirmed that it will return to Formula 1 in 2015 as engine supplier to McLaren.

Sato has no interest in F1 return bid

May 15th, 2013

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Sato has no interest in F1 return bid

Takuma Sato has no plans to use this season’s strong form in IndyCar as a springboard to push for a Formula 1 return.

Pirelli ponders tyre changes by Britain

May 12th, 2013

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Pirelli ponders tyre changes by Britain

Pirelli is considering an overhaul to its tyres for the British Grand Prix in late June in a bid to prevent excessive pitstops ruining the Formula 1 spectacle. After a four-stop Spanish Grand Prix reignited the debate about whether Pirelli’s aggressive approach to 2013 had gone too far, its motorsport director Paul Hembery admitted on Sunday that changes were now being evaluated. “We aim for two to three pitstops and it was too aggressive today,” he explained.

Formula 1 in limbo over 2014 rules

May 10th, 2013

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Formula 1 in limbo over 2014 rules

Formula 1′s bid to get 2014′s regulations nailed down has been left in a state of limbo by the lack of a Concorde Agreement. After years when the governance structure was laid out clearly by the famous tripartite agreement between the teams, the FIA and the commercial rights holder, F1 is currently without any such deal in place, or an accord to carry on operating under the terms of the previous one as has happened before. It means the former structure of rules getting debated and approved in Technical and Sporting Working Groups, ratified by the Formula 1 Commission and then rubber-stamped by the FIA’s World Council, is no more.

Alonso leads damp first practice

May 10th, 2013

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Alonso leads damp first practice

Fernando Alonso grabbed the fastest time in a Ferrari one-two as wet weather frustrated the Formula 1 field’s attempts to get an early understanding of the Spanish Grand Prix upgrade packages in opening practice at Barcelona. It was only coming into the final quarter of an hour that slicks were viable, and even then there were sufficient slippery patches to limit the relevance of the laps that drivers managed. But with so many developments to try, teams were less reticent about coming out early than is often the case in wet sessions.

Lancaster returns to GP2 with Hilmer

May 8th, 2013

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Lancaster returns to GP2 with Hilmer

Jon Lancaster will return to GP2 with the Hilmer team at Barcelona this weekend. The 24-year-old Briton last competed in the series with Ocean in Malaysia last season. He will drive the #23 car occupied by Pal Varhaug in the opening rounds.

Lotus technical chief Allison to leave

May 8th, 2013

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Lotus technical chief Allison to leave

Lotus has suffered a shock early-season loss with technical director James Allison electing to leave the outfit, AUTOSPORT has learned. Allison, one of the most highly rated designers in the Formula 1 paddock, was viewed as a key asset for Lotus as it pushed to challenge Red Bull for title glory this year. But just months after initial speculation that other outfits were trying to lure him away , high level sources at the outfit have revealed that Allison has handed in his notice at the Enstone-based team

Mercedes warns tyre issues not gone yet

May 3rd, 2013

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Mercedes warns tyre issues not gone yet

Mercedes has warned its drivers that it has not yet fully got on top of the tyre issues that have hit their race pace in the first four Formula 1 grands prix of the year. Although Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have shown strong single-lap pace in the new W04, the car’s characteristic of overheating its rear tyres has hampered its chances of delivering a win so far. Team principal Ross Brawn says progress has been made on the tyre issue, but that the outfit was not expecting the matter to have been totally sorted by next weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix.

Moreau targets 2014 return to action

May 3rd, 2013

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Moreau targets 2014 return to action

French sportscar racer Guillaume Moreau has targeted a return to the race track in 2014 in the wake of his back-breaking accident at last year’s Le Mans Test Day. Moreau, who is back at a race meeting for the first time at this weekend’s Spa World Endurance Championship round, is still undergoing rehabilitation for the injuries sustained aboard his OAK Pescarolo-Judd 01 LMP1 prototype in June 2012

Ed Jones fills vacant Fortec F3 seat

April 30th, 2013

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Ed Jones fills vacant Fortec F3 seat

Anglo-Emirati racer Ed Jones will fill Fortec Motorsport’s vacant FIA Formula 3 European Championship seat for this weekend’s round at Hockenheim. The 18-year-old, who was born and raised in Dubai, will join Felix Serralles, Josh Hill and Pipo Derani in Fortec’s quartet of Dallara-Mercedes racers. He replaces Belarussian Dmitry Suranovich (pictured below), who stood down from his Fortec drive on the eve of the second round at Silverstone