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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.

Bouchut to make 20th Le Mans start

May 20th, 2013

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Bouchut to make 20th Le Mans start

Former Le Mans 24 Hours winner Christophe Bouchut will make his 20th start in the endurance classic with the Lotus LMP2 team this year. Bouchut, who won the race with Peugeot on his debut in 1993, will line up in one of the team’s Lotus-Praga T128s alongside James Rossiter and Kevin Weeda. The Frenchman is standing in for Vitantonio Liuzzi, who is racing in the Superstars International Series at Zolder on Le Mans weekend.

Rosberg, Grosjean for FOTA forum

May 17th, 2013

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Rosberg, Grosjean for FOTA forum

Nico Rosberg and Romain Grosjean are just two of the star guests who have been confirmed for the next FOTA Fans’ Forum that takes place in Montreal ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. The Mercedes and Lotus drivers will be joined by rivals Charles Pic (Caterham), Jules Bianchi (Marussia) and Paul di Resta (Force India) to answer questions from fans about the state of F1. There will also be a team panel to discuss the sport.

F1′s race to secure engines hots up

May 17th, 2013

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F1′s race to secure engines hots up

Formula 1 could be set for a dramatic shake-up as the race to secure engine deals for the future hots up. Honda’s return to Formula 1 , Mercedes’ push to find another customer, plus Renault’s desire to supply fewer teams , has opened the way for plenty of changes over the next few years. There is now even the prospect of a renewal of some iconic F1 partnerships from the past, with both Lotus and Williams leading contenders to land Honda deals

Pirelli: we can bring back processions

May 13th, 2013

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Pirelli: we can bring back processions

Pirelli says it will help bring back boring processions to Formula 1 if that is what teams and fans want. In the wake of a fresh debate about the impact the tyres are having on the sport – and Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz claiming F1 “has nothing to do with racing anymore” – Pirelli has reiterated it is only doing what it has been asked to

Unfair to tweak 2013 tyres – Lotus

May 13th, 2013

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Unfair to tweak 2013 tyres – Lotus

Lotus thinks it would be unfair if Pirelli makes changes to the tyres later this season just because some teams are struggling to make the rubber last. After a number of outfits were forced to make four-stops during the Spanish Grand Prix due to the high degradation, Pirelli has conceded that it may have to tweak its tyres to limit a repeat in the future. Such changes could hamper the Lotus outfit, which appears perfectly suited to the high degrading rubber with its E21

Spain race quotes: Red Bull

May 12th, 2013

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Sebastian Vettel – 4th: “I think we can be happy with fourth today. The first three cars were a little bit too fast for us and regarding looking after the tyres, they did a better job

Alonso takes commanding home win

May 12th, 2013

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Alonso takes commanding home win

Fernando Alonso sent the Spanish Grand Prix crowd into ecstasy as the Ferrari driver and home hero charged to his first Barcelona victory since 2006. Kimi Raikkonen’s Lotus emerged as Alonso’s main rival, while Sebastian Vettel and the front-row-starting Mercedes faded in the race

Raikkonen shrugs off Allison’s exit

May 9th, 2013

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Raikkonen shrugs off Allison’s exit

Kimi Raikkonen thinks Lotus has enough strength in depth to shrug off the loss of technical director James Allison. AUTOSPORT revealed on Wednesday that Allison would be leaving the team , with Lotus later confirming that current engineering director Nick Chester would be promoted in his place

Lotus: Raikkonen to stay if car is strong

May 7th, 2013

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Lotus: Raikkonen to stay if car is strong

Kimi Raikkonen will commit himself to a fresh contract at Lotus as long as the outfit continues to build on its strong start to the campaign, reckons team owner Gerard Lopez. The Finn is a free agent at the end of the year, and his strong comeback to F1 has already seen him emerge as one of the key players in the 2014 driver market

Di Resta not downbeat over podium loss

April 21st, 2013

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Di Resta not downbeat over podium loss

Paul di Resta refused to be too downbeat despite being denied what would have been his first Formula 1 podium just six laps from the finish of the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Briton’s two-stop strategy, married to a third-row starting berth, meant he was a permanent fixture at the front of the race, even leading for three laps.

Raikkonen says Lotus just too slow

April 20th, 2013

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Raikkonen says Lotus just too slow

Kimi Raikkonen says his performance in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix was the maximum Lotus was capable of.

Ferrari, Lotus not getting carried away

April 19th, 2013

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Ferrari, Lotus not getting carried away

Ferrari and Lotus insist they cannot be confident about their Bahrain Grand Prix race prospects despite emerging as early favourites by the end of Friday practice. Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen set the outright pace as he led practice two , while Felipe Massa had been fastest for Ferrari in the morning. In addition to these headline times, both teams also showed strong form on longer runs later in the sessions, and appeared to have an edge in tyre management

Vettel: Red Bull needs to maximise pace

April 19th, 2013

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Vettel: Red Bull needs to maximise pace

Sebastian Vettel believes Red Bull will have to ensure it can exploit its car’s full pace to defeat Ferrari and Lotus in the Bahrain Grand Prix. Vettel acknowledged that Lotus and Ferrari, which led a session apiece on Friday , looked very strong at Sakhir.

Raikkonen leads from Webber in FP2

April 19th, 2013

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Raikkonen leads from Webber in FP2

Kimi Raikkonen edged out the Red Bulls for the fastest time in second Friday practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir. Raikkonen’s pacesetting lap of 1m34.154s in his Lotus came just after the halfway point. It could have been faster still, as the Finn ran wide at the final corner on the way to the flag

Raikkonen downplays Lotus’s pace

April 13th, 2013

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Raikkonen downplays Lotus’s pace

Kimi Raikkonen believes Lotus does not really have to speed to be at the front of the Chinese Grand Prix field, despite qualifying second. The Finn was beaten only by Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes in Shanghai qualifying , beating the Ferraris and Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes to the outside front row spot. But Raikkonen remains sceptical about Lotus’s pace

Grosjean: I’m yet to show my potential

April 5th, 2013

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Grosjean: I’m yet to show my potential

Romain Grosjean believes he has barely shown a hint of what he can do in the 2013 Formula 1 season so far.

Lotus adds Charouz for WEC

March 30th, 2013

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Lotus adds Charouz for WEC

Jan Charouz will race for the Kodewa-run Lotus LMP2 squad in this year’s World Endurance Championship. The 25-year-old Czech completes the team’s second car line-up alongside Dominik Kraihamer and lead driver Thomas Holzer . Charouz served as official test and reserve driver for the Lotus Formula 1 team between 2010 and ’12, and also triumphed in 2009 Le Mans Series, driving for the works Aston Martin LMP1 effort.

Lotus says Grosjean an improved driver

March 27th, 2013

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Lotus says Grosjean an improved driver

Romain Grosjean’s efforts to become a more consistent and focused Formula 1 driver are paying off, according to his Lotus team boss Eric Boullier. Grosjean’s 2012 campaign was littered with accidents as he developed a particular reputation for first-lap tangles, and the team hesitated over re-signing him for this season. But the Frenchman has made a trouble-free start to 2013, finishing 10th in Australia despite a car issue, and then beating his Melbourne-winning team-mate Kimi Raikkonen to sixth in Malaysia

Salminen Closes on Podium; Lotus Stretch Lead

by Katier Scott on March 26th, 2013

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The brilliant (virtual) sunshine of Zolder fell on the CTC in Week Seven.

For Round Seven of the Lotus Classic Teams Championship the field remained in Belgium, moving from the classic Spa circuit to the confines of Circuit Zolder. Most famous as the venue where the legendary Gilles Villeneuve lost his life, this circuit represents a huge contrast to the week before.  With three tight chicanes and a hairpin, the average speed is a lot lower than at Spa and the chicanes’ curbs can easily cause a car to spin, so incidents are common around this tricky and technical track. Once again Nicklas Lindqvist took it all in stride, scoring heavily and extending his championship lead but, in his wake, the battle for second looks to be getting more intense week on week. Ferrari’s Gernot Fritsche once again failed to score more than [...]

Raikkonen handed grid penalty

March 23rd, 2013

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Raikkonen handed grid penalty

Kimi Raikkonen has been given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Nico Rosberg in Malaysian Grand Prix qualifying. The Australian GP winner had been seventh fastest in the rain-affected Sepang qualifying session. But his Lotus will now start 10th after he was adjudged to have blocking Rosberg’s Mercedes at Turn 14