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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.

Mercedes confirms Bigois’ departure

May 26th, 2012

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Mercedes confirms Bigois’ departure

Mercedes has confirmed that its head of aerodynamics Loic Bigois is to leave the team – amid speculation that he is on his way to Ferrari.

Cuquerella appointed HRT tech director

April 2nd, 2012

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Cuquerella appointed HRT tech director

HRT has announced Toni Cuquerella as its new technical director. The position had not been occupied since Geoff Willis left the Spanish squad in September of 2011

Brawn: Technical structure paying off

March 21st, 2012

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Brawn: Technical structure paying off

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn believes his team’s approach of having multiple technical directors is already paying off – and thinks the benefits will only increase in the future. Although some rival outfits have poured scorn on the Mercedes approach – with the team having Bob Bell, Aldo Costa, Geoff Willis and Brawn all pushing on the technical side – the man in charge is delighted with the way things are panning out. “They are getting on very well, gloriously well,” explained Brawn

Rosberg says it’s time to deliver

February 21st, 2012

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Rosberg says it’s time to deliver

Nico Rosberg believes it is now time for Mercedes to start delivering improvements on track this season. On the back of the restructuring that has taken place at the Brackley-based outfit since Mercedes-Benz took over, plus the recruitment of high-profile technical figures like Bob Bell, Geoff Willis and Aldo Costa, Rosberg thinks the time has come for the team to show it is heading in the right direction. “For me it is very clear that we need to start our progress on the upward trend now,” said Rosberg at Barcelona on Tuesday

Brawn: Mercedes must move up in 2012

February 21st, 2012

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Brawn: Mercedes must move up in 2012

Ross Brawn believes Mercedes GP must move up the Formula 1 grid this year, following two consecutive seasons where it finished fourth in the standings. After officially unveiling its new W03 at Barcelona on Tuesday, Brawn said that the Brackley-based outfit has the ingredients it needs to deliver improved form on track – which means regularly fighting for podium finishes

Mercedes unveils new W03

February 21st, 2012

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Mercedes unveils new W03

Mercedes became the last of the frontrunning Formula 1 teams to officially unveil its 2012 car, when it rolled out the W03 at Barcelona prior to the start of the second week of testing today. The new car has already shaken down the car at Silverstone last week, and conducted a private test at Catalunya on Sunday – which Mercedes was permitted to undertake because it had only been present for three of the four days of running at Jerez earlier this month. Mercedes chose to stick with its 2011 car for Jerez in order to gain data on this year’s Pirelli tyres, and was quickest on two of the days it was present – though it was running to full ’11 specification, including the no-longer-permitted exhaust-blown diffuser

Eeckelaert leaves HRT team

February 6th, 2012

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Eeckelaert leaves HRT team

Jacky Eeckelaert has left the HRT team, where he was heading up the design work of its new 2012 challenger.

Rosberg: Missing test no problem

January 2nd, 2012

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Rosberg: Missing test no problem

Nico Rosberg does not believe that missing the first official Formula 1 test of 2012 will affect Mercedes’ competitiveness this season. The team announced recently that it would not take part in the Jerez test on February 7-10 in order to spend extra time developing its new W03 machine.

Tech changes ‘key’ to Rosberg deal

November 10th, 2011

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Tech changes ‘key’ to Rosberg deal

Nico Rosberg’s decision to commit his long-term Formula 1 future to Mercedes was heavily influenced by the technical restructure that took place at the team this summer. The German driver announced on Thursday morning that he will remain with Mercedes until at least the end of 2013

RRA row ‘will not jeopardise FOTA’

October 12th, 2011

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RRA row ‘will not jeopardise FOTA’

The Formula One Teams’ Association (FOTA) has the strength and unity to stay focused on the best course of action for the sport despite the growing tension over the Resource Restriction Agreement (RRA) – according to McLaren’s managing director Jonathan Neale. Speculation over both Red Bull’s spending on the way to its world championship successes, and the RRA implications of Mercedes’ recruitment of big-name technical figures Bob Bell, Aldo Costa and Geoff Willis, has led to concerns that the deal could collapse. Meetings between the teams are expected in Korea this weekend to try and resolve the issue before it becomes more serious.

Rosberg ‘very happy’ at Mercedes

October 7th, 2011

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Rosberg ‘very happy’ at Mercedes

Nico Rosberg says his future plans have not been changed despite him emerging as a major player in the driver market thanks to Jenson Button committing himself to McLaren.

Costa, Willis join Mercedes GP

September 30th, 2011

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Costa, Willis join Mercedes GP

Former Ferrari technical director Aldo Costa will join the Mercedes GP team alongside Geoff Willis, the German manufacturer confirmed on Friday. Costa left Ferrari in May after a disappointing start to the season for the Italian squad, and, as reported by AUTOSPORT earlier this month, he will work again alongside Ross Brawn at Mercedes. The duo worked together at Ferrari during Brawn’s spell at the team.

Liuzzi hopes for ’12 HRT contract soon

August 25th, 2011

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Liuzzi hopes for ’12 HRT contract soon

Vitantonio Liuzzi has set his sights on securing a fresh contract with HRT for 2012 in the next few weeks, with the Italian determined to see the fruits of his efforts at the team.

Thesan group takes control of HRT

July 4th, 2011

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Thesan group takes control of HRT

Spanish investment company Thesan Capital has taken a controlling stake in the Hispania Formula 1 team. The firm takes over the team from previous owner Jose Ramon Carabante. A statement from HRT said Thesan would work to strengthen the team and give it a more Spanish character.

Kolles: HRT ‘will catch’ Lotus, Virgin

February 22nd, 2011

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Kolles: HRT ‘will catch’ Lotus, Virgin

HRT team boss Colin Kolles sees no reason why his squad cannot overhaul fellow 2010 newcomers Lotus and Virgin in the future, and believes its new F111 will bring up to date with contemporary Formula 1 design after its poor debut year. The 2010 HRT – which was originally created by Dallara before the relationship between the Italian constructor and the team broke down – was the slowest car in the field throughout last season.

HRT aims to run new car in Bahrain test

January 25th, 2011

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HRT aims to run new car in Bahrain test

The Hispania Racing team is hoping to be able to run its new car in the final test of the pre-season in Bahrain, ahead of the start of the 2011 season. The team said on Tuesday that it will start winter testing with last year’s car, with the hope that it can have its new challenger ready for the Bahrain test on 3 March, ten days ahead of the start of the season there

HRT confident of 2011 progress

January 7th, 2011

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HRT confident of 2011 progress

HRT boss Colin Kolles says he has every reason to feel confident that his team can deliver a step forward in performance in 2011, having overcome the odds in simply getting to the grid last year. Kolles was drafted in by the Spanish outfit on the eve of the 2010 campaign to help rescue its stalling preparations for the season. He ensured the team not only got itself ready for the first race in Bahrain but also that it completed the full schedule.

Chandhok: Willis key to HRT’s future

May 25th, 2010

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Chandhok: Willis key to HRT’s future

Karun Chandhok thinks that HRT’s technical consultant Geoff Willis is key to seeing the team make the progress it needs to from now on.

Kolles relishing Hispania team challenge

May 21st, 2010

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Kolles relishing Hispania team challenge

HRT team principal Colin Kolles may not have had much to smile about in terms of pure results so far this season, but he insists he is relishing the challenge of trying to move the team forwards. The Romanian was drafted in shortly before the start of the season to try and help the former Campos Grand Prix outfit make the grid – after its failure to secure the necessary funding

Willis unimpressed by HRT’s car design

April 2nd, 2010

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Willis unimpressed by HRT’s car design

Hispania Racing’s technical consultant Geoff Willis says he has been unimpressed with the design of the Spanish squad’s first Formula 1 car. The Cosworth-powered machine was designed for the Campos operation by Italian race car manufacturer Dallara, who was believed to have halted the project more than once due to financial problems from the Spanish outfit. Campos become Hispania after it was saved by a last-minute deal, showing up at the season-opening race in Bahrain without having run its car