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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.

Raikkonen expects business as usual

May 11th, 2013

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Raikkonen expects business as usual

Kimi Raikkonen does not see himself as an automatic candidate for victory at the Spanish Grand Prix, despite securing a place on the second row of the grid.

Perez fears McLaren will struggle

April 19th, 2013

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Perez fears McLaren will struggle

McLaren will have to be satisfied if it can just get into Q3 and scrape a points finish in Bahrain this weekend, reckons Sergio Perez.

Mercedes happy with Q3 strategy

September 22nd, 2012

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Mercedes happy with Q3 strategy

Mercedes says its decision not to post times in Q3 gives it a chance to fend off counter-attacks from midfield rivals in the Singapore Grand Prix. The strategic moves gives its drivers another fresh set of tyres for a race expected to be shaped by high degradation.

Schumacher: Mercedes too slow

July 28th, 2012

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Schumacher: Mercedes too slow

Michael Schumacher said that Mercedes just has to accept that it will not be competitive in the Hungarian Grand Prix, after the team’s worst showing of the season in qualifying. Schumacher will start down in 17th position, four places behind his team-mate Nico Rosberg. Schumacher’s flying lap was compromised by dust left on track by Williams driver Pastor Maldonado, but the seven-time world champion said that he?

Schumacher ‘not concentrating’ in crash

July 20th, 2012

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Schumacher ‘not concentrating’ in crash

Michael Schumacher admitted he was simply not fully focused when he lost control of his Mercedes during second practice for the German Grand Prix. The German crashed in the stadium section with some four minutes of the session left when he drove over the white line in the tricky conditions

Europe Saturday quotes: Marussia

June 23rd, 2012

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Charles Pic – 23rd: “I can’t be happy with my position at the end of qualifying today, but I feel that I did everything I could with the car we had today.

Mercedes duo sure car will suit Monaco

May 18th, 2012

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Mercedes duo sure car will suit Monaco

Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg are confident that their Mercedes car will be well suited to the Monaco track as they aim for the team’s second win of the year. Although the outfit has only had one podium finish so far this year, both drivers believe that the low speed nature of the Monte Carlo track, allied to the demands on traction, should be good for their chances at Formula 1′s blue riband event. Rosberg said: “I have always been quick around the streets here, and I believe a good result is possible for us next weekend.

IndyCar schedules Honda hearing

April 25th, 2012

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IndyCar schedules Honda hearing

IndyCar has scheduled a hearing for the protest filed by Chevrolet over the series decision to allow Honda to make a parity-based change to its turbocharger ahead of this weekend’s race in Sao Paolo. The hearing will take place in Indianapolis on Thursday, and will consist of a three-person panel made up of a representative selected by Honda, a representative selected by General Motors, and a representative mutually agreed on by both manufacturers. Randy Bernard, CEO of IndyCar, said: “It is IndyCar’s job to review, enforce and uphold the current rules.

Pirelli insists tyres won’t decide title

April 24th, 2012

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Pirelli insists tyres won’t decide title

Pirelli is adamant that the best drivers and teams will still win in Formula 1 this year, despite the tyres playing a more important role in the outcome of races. Many people – including team principals, drivers and engineers – think that getting the 2012 tyres into the right operating window is now essential for success in F1. That reliance on the tyres prompted Michael Schumacher to hit out at what he felt were limitations being imposed on drivers because they cannot push their cars to the limit without losing tyre performance

Vergne: Ricciardo will have early edge

December 15th, 2011

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Vergne: Ricciardo will have early edge

Jean-Eric Vergne has conceded that Scuderia Toro Rosso team-mate Daniel Ricciardo may have the edge on him at the start of next year, but hopes he can develop quickly to catch him up. The Frenchman has been handed his Formula 1 chance by Toro Rosso, after the outfit announced on Wednesday that it was dropping Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastian Buemi.

Vergne to test with RBR in Abu Dhabi

November 1st, 2011

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Vergne to test with RBR in Abu Dhabi

Jean-Eric Vergne will drive the championship-winning Red Bull RB7 in the upcoming young driver test in Abu Dhabi, the team said on Tuesday. The Red Bull protege, this year’s runner-up in the Formula Renault 3.5 championship, drove for Toro Rosso during practice for the Korean Grand Prix

Heidfeld disappointed with pace

July 30th, 2011

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Heidfeld disappointed with pace

Nick Heidfeld conceded Renault is not where it wants to be after another disappointing qualifying in Hungary. The German driver will start from 14th position, claiming he found it very hard to extract anything else from his car

Perez: 15th was maximum

July 23rd, 2011

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Perez: 15th was maximum

Sergio Perez says his 15th position in qualifying ‘almost maximised’ the potential of his Sauber. The team suffered a disappointing qualifying as Kamui Kobayashi was relegated in Q1 and Perez could only make limited progress in Q2. Perez insists his best lap was pretty much on the limit of what could be achieved, as both drivers struggle with a perceived general lack of pace.

Parr: F1 must solve fundamental issues

June 10th, 2011

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Parr: F1 must solve fundamental issues

Formula 1 needs to address some ‘fundamental problems’ if it is to deliver what is best for fans and teams, claims Williams chairman Adam Parr. Ahead of what are expected to be intense discussions to try and frame a new Concorde Agreement from 2013, Parr thinks that the sport needs a major rethink about how to make the best of itself to maximise revenues and deliver a better product for its followers. “The way F1 is consumed is going to change over the next few years,” said Parr, during a Fans’ Forum hosted by the Formula One Teams’ Association in Montreal

KERS issue led to Schumacher strategy

May 21st, 2011

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KERS issue led to Schumacher strategy

Michael Schumacher revealed that a KERS problem in qualifying prompted him to run his unusual Q3 strategy at Barcelona today. The former champion set out on hard tyres in the pole shoot-out, then aborted his lap once it became clear that everyone else was using softs and he was set for 10th place regardless.

Audi frustrated by incidents

March 20th, 2011

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Audi frustrated by incidents

Audi is confident that its R15 TDI had the speed to win the Sebring 12 Hours but for the incidents that delayed both its cars. The #1 car of Mike Rockenfeller, Romain Dumas and Timo Bernhard suffered two punctures in close succession in the early hours, the first due to running over debris, and the second after bodywork rubbed on the tyre. Allan McNish, Dindo Capello and Tom Kristensen were fighting the Peugeots for victory until Marc Gene’s 908 collided with Capello, ending both cars’ shot at the win.

Ex-Telefonica CEO joins Hispania

November 6th, 2010

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Ex-Telefonica CEO joins Hispania

Hispania has announced a new partnership with Spanish businessman Juan Villalonga. Now a business advisor, Villalonga’s long executive career includes a stint as CEO of Spanish telecommunications firm Telefonica, during which he brought the company into Formula 1 as a major sponsor of the Minardi team. HRT owner Jose Ramon Carabante said Villalonga’s arrival would be a major boost to the squad.

Korea preview quotes: Williams

October 21st, 2010

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Rubens Barrichello: I’m very open minded going to Korea. All I know about the circuit is that there is a long straight and some tight corners, that’s it. We haven’t been able to do much preparation so we will just have to go there and get on with it.

Schumacher encouraged by Friday form

October 8th, 2010

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Schumacher encouraged by Friday form

Michael Schumacher was encouraged by his car’s pace in practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, the Mercedes driver admitting it was stronger than expected. Schumacher posted the eighth quickest time of the day in the afternoon, having finished in the same position in the morning

Japan Friday quotes: Mercedes

October 8th, 2010

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Michael Schumacher – 8th: “It’s a great feeling to be driving this track again. It’s really fun and a great challenge