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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: no surprise to be second

May 21st, 2013

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Raikkonen: no surprise to be second

Kimi Raikkonen sees no reason to be surprised at his excellent start to the 2013 Formula 1 campaign. The Finn triumphed in this year’s Australian opener and has finished runner-up in every other grand prix bar Malaysia, where he came home seventh

GP Predictor players tip Alonso

May 11th, 2013

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GP Predictor players tip Alonso

Fernando Alonso is the overwhelming favourite to win the Spanish Grand Prix, according to players of the Castrol EDGE Grand Prix predictor. The Chinese Grand Prix winner is fourth in the standings following his early retirement in Malaysia and DRS issues last time out in Bahrain.

Raikkonen: ruling out title ‘stupid’

May 10th, 2013

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Raikkonen: ruling out title ‘stupid’

Kimi Raikkonen says Lotus would be ‘stupid’ not to believe it is knuckling down for a world championship fight this year. The Finn is just ten points adrift of points leader Sebastian Vettel after the first four races of the year, and its car has proved to be a step forward on last year’s challenger. Although there is still a view that Red Bull has the out-and-out fastest car, Raikkonen says there is absolutely no reason for Lotus not to set its sights on glory at the end of the campaign.

Webber aims to capitalise on ‘form’ GPs

May 9th, 2013

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Webber aims to capitalise on ‘form’ GPs

Mark Webber is confident that the upcoming run of ‘form’ races will allow him to get back into the Formula 1 world championship hunt. The Australian is already 45 points behind standings-leading team-mate Sebastian Vettel after claiming only one podium finish in the opening four races of the season. But Webber has won grands prix at five of the six circuits visited by F1 between now and the August break, with Montreal the only venue he has yet to triumph at.

Mercedes expects boost from tyre tweak

May 9th, 2013

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Mercedes expects boost from tyre tweak

Mercedes duo Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton believe their chances of a good result in the Spanish Grand Prix have been boosted by the change in the hard compound tyre . Although Mercedes struggled in Bahrain with overheating rear tyres, both drivers think that cooler European weather and moving the hard Pirelli’s operating window in line with the medium will help them. “The [new hard] tyre is closer to the operating window of the medium,” explained Rosberg

Spanish GP set to shape F1′s next phase

May 8th, 2013

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Spanish GP set to shape F1′s next phase

Formula 1 bursts back into action at the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend for the start of what will be a crucial phase of the world championship battle. Although it is Red Bull that leads the way in the constructors’ standings, and Sebastian Vettel holds the advantage in the drivers’ rankings, the title fight remains finely poised

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.

Ferrari: stronger qualifying a priority

April 26th, 2013

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Ferrari: stronger qualifying a priority

Ferrari has singled out improved qualifying pace as a ‘priority’ as it bids to make up lost ground in the championship battle. Although the new F138 has proved to have strong race pace, which helped Fernando Alonso triumph in China , the team has not been able to deliver a pole position so far this season. Ferrari’s deputy chief designer Simone Resta thinks that it needs to do much better on Saturdays, especially because it is becoming increasingly clear that starting near the front gives drivers a better opportunity to run in clear air and look after their tyres

Hulkenberg still sure Sauber move wise

April 24th, 2013

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Hulkenberg still sure Sauber move wise

Nico Hulkenberg is still convinced that Sauber’s 2013 car has the potential to be a regular top-10 runner and that his switch into the squad has not been futile. The German admitted at the end of last year that moving from Force India to the Swiss team had not been an easy choice , saying he had been swung by Sauber being “very strong for podiums” in the early stages of 2012.

Mercedes not panicked by Bahrain woes

April 24th, 2013

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Mercedes not panicked by Bahrain woes

Mercedes’ difficult Bahrain Grand Prix is not a sign that its 2013 season is on the slide, insists team boss Ross Brawn. After podium finishes for Lewis Hamilton in Malaysia and China, Brawn declared that Bahrain would be an acid test for Mercedes given that it had previously struggled at the track. Although Nico Rosberg took a surprise pole position, he tumbled to ninth in the race, while Hamilton could only get up to fifth having been off the pace in the early laps .

Pirelli meeting won’t bring big changes

April 23rd, 2013

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Pirelli meeting won’t bring big changes

Pirelli has told Formula 1 teams that it is unlikely to make any major changes to the tyres for the remainder of this season, ahead of a meeting in Milan on Tuesday to discuss the situation .

Q and A: McLaren on driver rivalry

April 22nd, 2013

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Q and A: McLaren on driver rivalry

In a year when rivalry between team-mates has hit new heights – following issues at Red Bull in Malaysia and Force India in Australia and China – it was McLaren’s turn in Bahrain to find itself trying to deal with a frenetic fight between its two drivers. As Jenson Button and Sergio Perez battled furiously with each other – banging wheels and making contact with each other – the team knew it was in a difficult situation in wondering whether it needed to intervene. While emotions ran high on Sunday, both in terms of radio communication and post-race television interviews, the situation calmed down in the hours after the race.

Ferrari not dejected about title hopes

April 22nd, 2013

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Ferrari not dejected about title hopes

Ferrari insists it is not despondent about its championship situation, after another operational error cost Fernando Alonso in Bahrain.

Sunday press conference – Bahrain

April 21st, 2013

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DRIVERS 1 – Sebastian VETTEL (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Kimi RAIKKONEN (Lotus) 3 – Romain GROSJEAN (Lotus) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard) Sebastian, fantastic victory. You’re laughing and I haven’t asked you a question already! Sebastian VETTEL: No, it’s good to see you. First of all, thank you very much, fantastic race.

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.

Rosberg: tough start not hurting morale

April 19th, 2013

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Rosberg: tough start not hurting morale

Nico Rosberg insists that he is not getting disheartened by his early season fortunes, even though he has slipped well behind team-mate Lewis Hamilton. The Mercedes driver has retired from two of the first three races of the 2013 Formula 1 campaign, and was disappointed after Malaysia when he was given an order to hold position in the closing stages. Despite the situation, which has left him 28 points behind Hamilton in the standings, Rosberg says the fact his Mercedes is so competitive is more than adequate compensation.

Alonso: Ferrari not benchmark yet

April 18th, 2013

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Alonso: Ferrari not benchmark yet

Fernando Alonso insists Ferrari does not have the fastest car in the field despite his commanding victory in the Chinese Grand Prix. The Spaniard took his first win of the 2013 Formula 1 season – and the first since last year’s German Grand Prix – with an emphatic drive from third on the grid last weekend

Kovalainen hopes for F1 race return

April 18th, 2013

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Kovalainen hopes for F1 race return

Heikki Kovalainen is confident that his return to Formula 1 as Caterham’s reserve driver can act as a platform for him to regain a race seat in the future. While the Finn ruled out any possibility of him replacing either Giedo van der Garde or Charles Pic, whose positions with the team are not under threat, he is hopeful that mileage in the car will boost his chances of a comeback. “There are no plans to race for the moment,” said Kovalainen when asked if this could lead to a full-time race return in the future

Sauber not expecting quick turnaround

April 17th, 2013

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Sauber not expecting quick turnaround

Sauber believes it still has a lot to do to get on top of the struggles it has had with its 2013 car so far this season. The Hinwil-based outfit has struggled with the back end of its car since the start of the campaign, and it introduced a new rear wing and aerodynamic tweaks in China last weekend. Although they helped Nico Hulkenberg lead the race early on from world champion Sebastian Vettel, he eventually slipped down the order to finish 10th

Ricciardo aims to build on China result

April 15th, 2013

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Ricciardo aims to build on China result

Daniel Ricciardo believes that he must use his career-best seventh-place in the Chinese Grand Prix as a foundation for more consistent results. The Scuderia Toro Rosso driver enjoyed the best weekend of his grand prix career in China, at a time when there is speculation about Mark Webber’s Red Bull future beyond the end of this season.