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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.

Lorenzo: Yamaha on top of its problems

May 14th, 2013

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Lorenzo: Yamaha on top of its problems

Jorge Lorenzo believes Yamaha is now getting a handle on why it has struggled to match rival Honda over the last two MotoGP races. Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa have finished one-two in the past two events at Austin and Jerez, the latter result coming despite confidence that Jerez would favour Yamaha .

Pedrosa boosted by Jerez victory

May 6th, 2013

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Pedrosa boosted by Jerez victory

Dani Pedrosa says his Jerez victory has been a morale boost that will help him in this year’s MotoGP title race. After setting the pace for much of the pre-season running, Pedrosa has been outshone by Honda team-mate Marc Marquez so far this season, losing out to the newcomer both in Qatar and in a direct lead fight in Austin.

Iannone to undergo arm surgery

May 5th, 2013

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Iannone to undergo arm surgery

Pramac Ducati MotoGP driver Andrea Iannone will undergo arm surgery on Tuesday. The Italian suffered from arm pump during this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez and eventually crashed out. He had also crashed in qualifying , sustaining cuts to his legs

Rossi plays down qualifying crash

May 4th, 2013

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Rossi plays down qualifying crash

Valentino Rossi does not think his heavy crash at the end of Jerez MotoGP qualifying will have any impact on his race prospects.

Marquez still ruling out home victory

May 4th, 2013

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Marquez still ruling out home victory

Marc Marquez doubts he can challenge Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa for Spanish Grand Prix victory, despite joining his compatriots on the front row for the Jerez MotoGP round.

Marquez raises goals after practice

May 3rd, 2013

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Marquez raises goals after practice

Marc Marquez has raised his expectations for the Jerez MotoGP race after impressing himself with his Friday practice pace. Honda’s sensational rookie had insisted following his record-breaking Austin win that it would be tough to maintain such form, particularly in his home race this weekend

Jerez to name corner after Lorenzo

May 2nd, 2013

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Jerez to name corner after Lorenzo

MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo will have a corner of the Jerez circuit named after him, the Spanish track has announced. The circuit will host an event on Saturday – coinciding with Lorenzo’s 26th birthday – in which it will honour the Spaniard with the naming of the final corner before the start/finish straight. “It’s a spectacular present,” said Lorenzo

Rossi blames brake issue for poor race

April 22nd, 2013

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Rossi blames brake issue for poor race

Valentino Rossi said a brake issue compounded what was already a difficult MotoGP weekend for himself and Yamaha at Austin. After battling through to secure a podium in the first race of his Yamaha return, Rossi headed to Texas aware that Honda could dominate given its pre-season form at the circuit

Rossi expecting to start on defensive

April 3rd, 2013

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Rossi expecting to start on defensive

Valentino Rossi expects to be on the defensive in his first MotoGP race back at Yamaha in Qatar this weekend. The seven-time champion got ever closer to the front during winter testing, topping the final test at Jerez last month, but admits that Losail has always been a relatively weak track for him, although he has three wins there.

Dovizioso surprised by Ducati progress

March 27th, 2013

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Dovizioso surprised by Ducati progress

Andrea Dovizioso admits Ducati’s resurgence in MotoGP pre-season testing has taken him by surprise. The Italian marque was more than two seconds off the pace in the first test of the new year at Sepang , prompting a downbeat Nicky Hayden to admit the team had lost ground

Lowe to leave McLaren for Mercedes

February 25th, 2013

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Lowe to leave McLaren for Mercedes

Paddy Lowe will move to Mercedes after his current contract with McLaren comes to an end later this year. Although Mercedes declined to comment on the situation, sources have revealed that a deal has been agreed in principle for him to switch camps ahead of the 2014 campaign.

Qing Hua gets Caterham GP2 test

February 25th, 2013

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Qing Hua gets Caterham GP2 test

Former HRT Formula 1 driver Ma Qing Hua will make his debut in a GP2 car when he tests for Caterham at Jerez this week. The Chinese driver joined the now-defunct F1 squad as its reserve driver for 2012, and drove the car during some practice sessions in the latter part of the season.

Hakkinen thinks Hamilton will struggle

February 12th, 2013

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Hakkinen thinks Hamilton will struggle

Mika Hakkinen believes Mercedes’ early form from last week’s Jerez test makes it unlikely that Lewis Hamilton will be able to challenge his former team McLaren this year. Jenson Button’s lap time from the opening day of the Jerez test – when the track was still dirty – left the opposition wary of the MP4-28′s potential, and was in contrast to the difficulties Mercedes faced over the week. Although Hakkinen admits that the next test at Barcelona will deliver a better indication of form, he thinks he has seen enough to judge how the McLaren and Mercedes battle will go

Lotus: No fears of test drama repeat

February 11th, 2013

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Lotus: No fears of test drama repeat

Lotus is heading to next week’s second pre-season Formula 1 test at Barcelona confident there will be no repeat of the suspension dramas that forced it to withdraw last year. After once again showing promising form in the first test at Jerez, Lotus needs no reminding that its pre-season preparations in 2012 suffered a major setback when it had to quit running at Barcelona because of suspension failure

Mercedes back on track says Rosberg

February 7th, 2013

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Mercedes back on track says Rosberg

Mercedes has recovered from its difficult start to the Jerez Formula 1 test thanks to a successful third day of running, according to Nico Rosberg. The German completed 148 laps on Thursday and ended up second fastest behind Felipe Massa. This followed two days during which Mercedes managed just 29 laps after Rosberg was sidelined by an electrical problem on Tuesday and Lewis Hamilton crashed on Wednesday following a rear braking problem

Vettel: New Red Bull a step forward

February 7th, 2013

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Vettel: New Red Bull a step forward

Sebastian Vettel felt the new Red Bull was a step forward after his first Formula 1 test of the season at Jerez on Thursday, but warned against any ‘getting excited’ about any team’s performance at this stage. The reigning world champion was third quickest as he took over the RB9 from team-mate Mark Webber. “I think the car’s working very well

Hulkenberg upbeat about Sauber form

February 7th, 2013

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Hulkenberg upbeat about Sauber form

Nico Hulkenberg expects Sauber to be in the competitive mix this season after describing the laptimes as being “like qualifying” at times during testing. The Sauber newcomer was fifth fastest yesterday and was agreed that the new C32 is a “fast car”.

Grosjean: E21 an all-round improvement

February 6th, 2013

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Grosjean: E21 an all-round improvement

Romain Grosjean believes the Lotus E21 is an improvement “in all areas” following his first two days of testing in the new car at Jerez. The Frenchman topped the times comfortably on the second day of Formula 1 testing thanks to a series of short runs on the soft tyre in the afternoon.

Hamilton bullish amid early setbacks

February 6th, 2013

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Hamilton bullish amid early setbacks

Lewis Hamilton insists he is far from disheartened by Mercedes’ early testing woes. A crash caused by rear brake failure at Jerez on Wednesday meant Hamilton was only able to complete 15 laps, just a day after team-mate Nico Rosberg was only able to do a similar number before being stopped by an electrical issue .

Maldonado: Old car test no drawback

February 6th, 2013

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Maldonado: Old car test no drawback

Pastor Maldonado insists that Williams will not be disadvantaged by delaying the debut of its 2013 Formula 1 car until the second pre-season test at Barcelona in two weeks.