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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.

Brands layout will limit DRS – Ekstrom

May 14th, 2013

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Brands layout will limit DRS – Ekstrom

The DTM’s new DRS will have virtually no impact on overtaking at Brands Hatch this weekend, according to Audi driver Mattias Ekstrom. The Formula 1-style passing aid made its debut at Hockenheim earlier this month along with option tyres and was a factor in creating 45 on-track position changes compared to the 13 experienced in the previous race at the track. But at just 1.2 miles, and without a straight of the length of Hockenheim’s, two-time DTM champion Ekstrom believes that pit strategy will have a greater bearing on the race result.

Lotus: missing victory is no disgrace

April 22nd, 2013

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Lotus: missing victory is no disgrace

Lotus boss Eric Boullier says his team has no reason to be disappointed at missing out on victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix. Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean’s chances of victory were effectively dashed by a poor performance in qualifying , which left them unable to threaten eventual winner Sebastian Vettel in the key early stages of the race. With the pair coming through to finish second and third, there was every chance they could have challenged for the win if they had started near the front.

Marquez downplays Austin test pace

March 19th, 2013

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Marquez downplays Austin test pace

Marc Marquez has played down the significance of his performance at what he labelled a ‘fictitious’ Austin MotoGP test. The Honda rider, who graduates to the premier class after winning last year’s Moto2 title, set the pace on all three days at the US track.

Marquez will change MotoGP – Hayden

March 16th, 2013

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Marquez will change MotoGP – Hayden

Marc Marquez has the potential to change the face of MotoGP, reckons Ducati rider Nicky Hayden. The 2010 125cc champion and last year’s Moto2 title-winner has been consistently impressive since stepping up to MotoGP with Honda over the winter.

Bird says ISR has made huge strides

March 11th, 2013

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Bird says ISR has made huge strides

Sam Bird believes his 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 team ISR has made a big step forward for this year, having tested for the Czech squad at Paul Ricard last week.

AmD optimistic about NGTC potential

January 10th, 2013

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AmD optimistic about NGTC potential

Shaun Hollamby believes that his AmD Tuning squad’s switch to NGTC machinery will help it run near the front of the British Touring Car field next year. AmD announced earlier this week that it is building an NGTC-spec Vauxhall Astra and plans to debut the car during the second half of 2013, after beginning the season with its existing S2000 Volkswagen Golf

Rivals say Vettel was lucky in race

November 5th, 2012

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Rivals say Vettel was lucky in race

Sebastian Vettel’s rivals believe the Red Bull driver was lucky to be able to recover from a pitlane start to finish third in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Although the Red Bull driver pulled off some great overtaking moves to haul his way near the front of the field, he also enjoyed two moments of good fortune when safety cars came out at suitable times for him

Giammaria tops first Enna practice

October 27th, 2012

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Raffaele Giammaria topped the first practice session for the International Superstars Series at the Pergusa circuit in Enna, Sicily. A regular in the GT Sprint Series, Giammaria was drafted in to the Romeo Ferraris Mercedes team as a late replacement for Camillo Zurcher

Spengler dominates first practice

October 19th, 2012

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Bruno Spengler topped the opening free practice session for the DTM finale at Hockenheim on Friday while championship leader Gary Paffett was back in 16th.

Grosjean: Victory not vital for Lotus

October 2nd, 2012

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Grosjean: Victory not vital for Lotus

Romain Grosjean believes it is not essential for Lotus to win a grand prix this year. The Enstone-based team has come close to victory on occasions in 2012, with Kimi Raikkonen and Grosjean scoring nine podium finishes between them. Lotus has often been tipped to fight for wins going into grand prix weekends, but so far it has been unable to deliver on that hype

Grosjean: No regrets about wild lap

September 22nd, 2012

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Grosjean: No regrets about wild lap

Romain Grosjean has no regrets about his wild final lap in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix – despite only ending up eighth on the grid . The Frenchman had looked set for a place near the front after showing strongly in Q1 and Q2, but a slide at Turn 9 in Q3 and a big lock-up into the chicane cost him valuable time. But despite not showing the full potential of the Lotus on what has been a difficult weekend for the Enstone team , Grosjean felt that he did the right thing in attacking so hard on that final lap.

Lotus says title hopes still on track

September 11th, 2012

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Lotus says title hopes still on track

Lotus believes that its world championship hopes are still on track, as it predicts an upturn in form over the next few races. Although Kimi Raikkonen could manage no better than fifth in the Italian Grand Prix, the Enstone-based outfit had never expected to be fighting near the front at the high-speed Monza venue . But with tracks coming up like Singapore, which will play to the strengths of the Lotus E20, team principal Eric Boullier says there is every reason to feel confident about its prospects.

Button not feeling any extra pressure

September 2nd, 2012

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Button not feeling any extra pressure

Jenson Button insists that starting from pole position for the first time since the 2009 Monaco Grand Prix will not put him under any extra pressure at Spa. The 32-year-old’s qualifying performance ends a 60-race pole position drought and means that Button has a strong chance of taking his first Belgian GP win .

Grosjean calm about Spa chances

August 31st, 2012

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Grosjean calm about Spa chances

Lotus is keeping its hopes in check for this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix despite being viewed by many as favourite for victory , says Romain Grosjean. With the Enstone-based team having secured a double podium finish in Hungary , and its car expected to be well-suited to the high-speed Spa circuit, the outfit is being tipped for its first Formula 1 victory of the season. However, Grosjean says the lessons of this year show that form at each race has been hard to predict – which is why it is not getting ahead of itself just yet.

Senna elated to make Q3 in Hungary

July 28th, 2012

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Senna elated to make Q3 in Hungary

Bruno Senna was elated after making it into the top 10 for the first time year in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Brazilian had not been part of the Q3 shootout since last year’s Brazilian Grand Prix, and had not qualified higher than 13th so far in 2012

Button: McLaren update could be pivotal

July 19th, 2012

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Button: McLaren update could be pivotal

Jenson Button is hopeful that McLaren’s major upgrade package for the German Grand Prix will put the team back in contention near the front of the field. The Briton, without a top-five finish since China, believes that McLaren’s recent struggles are down to the team not matching the development pace of its rivals. He expects comprehensive updates to move the team closer to Red Bull and Ferrari, insisting that extra downforce will help solve its tyre management problems.

Maldonado wants to learn from mistakes

July 19th, 2012

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Maldonado wants to learn from mistakes

Pastor Maldonado has vowed to improve his consistency after scoring points only twice in nine races so far this year. Aside from his victory in the Spanish Grand Prix, the Williams driver has only an eighth place in China to his name and, despite regularly running in the top 10, has scored just 29 points, leaving him 10th in the championship. Clashes with Lewis Hamilton at Valencia and Sergio Perez at Silverstone have cost him strong finishes in the last two races and Maldonado is now focused on converting his pace into regular results.

Ferrari expects to be strong in Germany

July 17th, 2012

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Ferrari expects to be strong in Germany

Ferrari is confident it will be fighting at the front of the field at this weekend’s German Grand Prix, as it bids to help Fernando Alonso further extend his lead at the head of the world championship. With the team having made impressive progress from its disappointing pre-season performance, Alonso’s triumph in Valencia and pole position and podium finish at Silverstone have left the team bullish about its chances this time out. In an interview with Ferrari’s official website, Alonso’s race engineer Andrea Stella said: “The car was good in Valencia, it was also good in Silverstone.

Lotus plans ‘interesting’ updates

July 13th, 2012

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Lotus plans ‘interesting’ updates

Lotus will try out what it calls some ‘interesting’ developments at the German Grand Prix next weekend, as it bids to find that extra element to help it deliver a victory. The Enstone-based team has challenged near the front of the field several times this year, but has never quite put together all it needed to come out on top.

McLaren duo say Lotus the car to beat

May 24th, 2012

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McLaren duo say Lotus the car to beat

McLaren drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton reckon Lotus emerged from Thursday practice in Monaco in the best shape. Although Kimi Raikkonen lost the morning with a steering issue and managed little dry running in the afternoon, his team-mate Romain Grosjean’s second places in both practice sessions left rivals impressed with Lotus’s pace. “The cars that looked very fast for me were the Lotus,” said Button