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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.

Lotus technical chief Allison to leave

May 8th, 2013

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Lotus technical chief Allison to leave

Lotus has suffered a shock early-season loss with technical director James Allison electing to leave the outfit, AUTOSPORT has learned. Allison, one of the most highly rated designers in the Formula 1 paddock, was viewed as a key asset for Lotus as it pushed to challenge Red Bull for title glory this year. But just months after initial speculation that other outfits were trying to lure him away , high level sources at the outfit have revealed that Allison has handed in his notice at the Enstone-based team

Kovalainen rejoins Caterham as reserve

April 17th, 2013

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Kovalainen rejoins Caterham as reserve

Heikki Kovalainen is to return to Formula 1 action at the Bahrain Grand Prix in a testing role for Caterham. The Finn, who was dropped by the outfit at the end of last year , will drive in FP1 at both the Bahrain and Spanish Grands Prix

Lotus downplays Raikkonen Red Bull talk

April 15th, 2013

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Lotus downplays Raikkonen Red Bull talk

Lotus insists it is not worried that Red Bull may try to lure Kimi Raikkonen away next year. Amid the fallout from the Red Bull ‘Multi 21′ team orders controversy , there has been increased speculation that the outfit may need a new team-mate for Sebastian Vettel in 2014.

Magnussen gets McLaren GP duties

April 12th, 2013

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Magnussen gets McLaren GP duties

Kevin Magnussen is to fulfil third driver duties for McLaren throughout 2013 alongside Gary Paffett and Oliver Turvey. The Formula Renault 3.5 driver is taking on the reserve role at this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix

Red Bull refuses to write McLaren off

March 15th, 2013

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Red Bull refuses to write McLaren off

Red Bull says McLaren’s decision to go radical with its 2013 Formula 1 car should not be viewed as a bad call just yet, despite predictions of early-season struggles . Rather than creating an evolutionary design with its MP4-28, McLaren went aggressive with a pull-rod front suspension and revised aerodynamics on its new car.

Analysis: Lowe’s exit a blow to McLaren

February 25th, 2013

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Analysis: Lowe’s exit a blow to McLaren

McLaren may have been putting on a brave face on Paddy Lowe’s defection to Mercedes on Monday, but there is no hiding from the fact that his departure is a blow. That is not just a perception from those outside the corridors of Woking either, because it was Jenson Button who prophetically suggested late last year that a Lowe exit would be a much bigger loss for the outfit than losing Lewis Hamilton

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.

Lotus reveals its new E21 F1 car

January 28th, 2013

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Lotus reveals its new E21 F1 car

Lotus has unveiled the new E21 Formula 1 car that it hopes will provide a springboard for it to become a top team in 2013. After an encouraging 2012 campaign where Lotus delivered a victory in Abu Dhabi, the Enstone-based outfit believes its evolutionary car can move it further forward

Williams announces Wolff’s exit

January 21st, 2013

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Williams announces Wolff’s exit

Williams has announced that Toto Wolff is to leave his role as an executive director of the team with immediate effect to take up a new position with Mercedes-Benz. As AUTOSPORT reported on Sunday night , Wolff is set to take up a senior management position in charge of Mercedes-Benz’s motorsport activities as replacement for the departed Norbert Haug

Glock’s Marussia future in doubt

January 20th, 2013

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Glock’s Marussia future in doubt

Timo Glock’s future with the Marussia Formula 1 team has been thrown into doubt after the German was quoted on Sunday as saying he was leaving the outfit. A report on the website of the German Sport Bild newspaper stated that Glock and Marussia had agreed to part terms by mutual consent, and that an announcement would be made on Monday

Toto Wolff set for Mercedes role

January 20th, 2013

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Toto Wolff set for Mercedes role

Toto Wolff is set to take a senior role in the management of Mercedes-Benz’s motorsport activities, senior sources close the German car manufacturer have revealed to AUTOSPORT. The Austrian, an executive director and shareholder of the Williams team but also a co-owner of the HWA company that runs Mercedes-Benz’s DTM programme, is poised to take on a host of responsibilities that were controlled by former motorsport boss Norbert Haug, who quit last year

Former F1 team boss Forti dies

January 12th, 2013

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Former F1 team boss Forti dies

Guido Forti, the former team boss of mid-1990s Formula 1 outfit Forti Corse, has died. He was 72. The Italian originally co-founded his outfit with businessman Paolo Guerci in the late 1970s, racing in Italian Formula Ford before gaining respect by taking Franco Forino to an Italian Formula 3 title.

Steve Nielsen quits Caterham role

December 19th, 2012

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Steve Nielsen quits Caterham role

Caterham’s sporting director Steve Nielsen has resigned from the team, AUTOSPORT has learned. Nielsen originally joined the outfit when it was known as Team Lotus at the end of 2011 after several years at the Renault team

Force India confirms 2013 launch date

December 18th, 2012

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Force India confirms 2013 launch date

Force India has become the first team to confirm the launch date of its new car – as the outfit plans to unveil its 2013 challenger on 1 February. The Silverstone-based team, which ended its season on a high as Nico Hulkenberg challenged for victory in Brazil, plans to unveil its Mercedes-powered VJM06 at its home circuit. Although the outfit has not confirmed either of its drivers for 2013, Paul di Resta is expected to remain on board for a third season

2013 will be hardest year yet – Ferrari

November 30th, 2012

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2013 will be hardest year yet – Ferrari

Ferrari is bracing itself for what it believes will be the ‘toughest year’ in Formula 1 history next season, as teams get ready for new regulations in 2014. With the outfit determined to make amends for the weaknesses that cost it this year’s world championship, Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali says he is under no illusions about the size of the task his outfit is facing if it wants to triumph. He reckons that the challenge posed by new car and engine rules for 2014 is already immense, and that having to also keep pushing with its 2013 challenger will be tough.

Force India seeking talent, not money

November 30th, 2012

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Force India seeking talent, not money

Force India says speed rather than money will be the deciding factor in who lines up alongside Paul di Resta next year. The Silverstone-based team is expected to confirm its 2013 driver line-up in the next few weeks , with a host of names having been linked with the outfit. Although Paul di Resta is understood to be certain to retain his drive, the identity of his team-mate is not yet clear, with Sebastien Buemi, Adrian Sutil, Bruno Senna and Kamui Kobayashi having been linked with it

Neate leaves MG squad

November 28th, 2012

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Neate leaves MG squad

British Touring Car racer Andy Neate has left the works MG squad, but will continue in the championship next season. Neate joined the new Triple Eight-run MG team for 2012, his third year in the BTCC, as partner to Jason Plato. But while Plato took six wins in the NGTC MG6 and finished third in the standings, Neate struggled to 16th .

Horner: Success invites ‘dirty tricks’

November 26th, 2012

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Horner: Success invites ‘dirty tricks’

Red Bull boss Christian Horner accepts the ‘dirty tricks’ from rivals that upset Sebastian Vettel so much are simply a consequence of his outfit being so successful. In the immediate aftermath of Vettel clinching his third straight Formula 1 drivers’ title in the Brazilian Grand Prix, the German talked about games that had been played against his outfit over the course of the campaign. “A lot of people tried to use dirty tricks, certain things that from our point of view that were beyond the limit, and we never got irritated or distracted by that,” he said.

Infiniti becomes Red Bull title sponsor

November 25th, 2012

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Infiniti becomes Red Bull title sponsor

Japanese car manufacturer Infiniti is to increase its Formula 1 involvement with Red Bull next year after agreeing to become title sponsor of the team.