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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.

Red Bull had it too easy – Alonso

May 22nd, 2013

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Red Bull had it too easy – Alonso

Fernando Alonso reckons Red Bull’s criticism of the Pirelli Formula 1 tyres is simply the result of it not being able to handle defeat well.

Speed increases NASCAR programme

May 22nd, 2013

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Speed increases NASCAR programme

Scott Speed is adding up to 10 further NASCAR Sprint Cup events to his schedule after his recent top-10 finish at Talladega secured extra backing for his Leavine Family Racing Ford Fusion. The ex-Toro Rosso Formula 1 racer now plans to combine top-level US stock car racing with a Global Rallycross Championship campaign for the rest of the season. His ninth-placed Cup finish at Talladega and victory in the opening GRC event at X Games Brazil last month have boosted his chances of extra outings, including this week’s Charlotte NASCAR round.

Mercedes not confident over tyre woes

May 11th, 2013

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Mercedes not confident over tyre woes

Ross Brawn says Mercedes cannot be confident enough that it has sorted its tyre woes to rule out a repeat of its Bahrain Grand Prix woes in Spain. Although the team believes that it has made progress with its degradation issues, Brawn says that it is still unsure about its chances of keeping front row duo Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton at the head of the field. “The race is the key part and that is what ultimately counts,” said Brawn, when asked by AUTOSPORT if the team was more confident about its prospects than it was in Bahrain

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

Lada outing for Button in Hungary

April 30th, 2013

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Lada outing for Button in Hungary

Jenson Button had fun driving an old Soviet Lada in Hungary on Monday, taking the car for a few runs at the Driving Camp in Zsambek as part of a promotional event for McLaren sponsor Vodafone. After spinning on the dynamic shock-pad, designed to improve driving skills, with a Mercedes SL 63 AMG, Button had a go with a red Lada 1500. Originally based on the Fiat 124, and dated from the early 1970s, this now iconic car was a clear, if slightly expensive, favourite on the roads behind the Iron Curtain.

Mercedes to bide time over leadership

April 30th, 2013

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Mercedes to bide time over leadership

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff says he is now happy to bide his time over any further management tweaks after his team’s successful start to the 2013 Formula 1 campaign. The future of team principal Ross Brawn has been the subject of great intrigue ever since Mercedes signed McLaren technical director Paddy Lowe to join it next year in a senior role. But with Brawn’s future tied in to the fortunes of the team, Wolff says Mercedes’ two pole positions and two podiums in the early rounds mean there is no pressure to make rash decisions about longer term tweaks

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 .

Webber coy over Porsche rumours

April 20th, 2013

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Webber coy over Porsche rumours

Mark Webber says he has not started thinking about his future, in response to recent speculation that he has signed a sportscar deal with Porsche. Rumours surfaced over the Chinese Grand Prix weekend that Webber had committed to joining Porsche’s line-up for its return to the top level of sportscar racing in 2014. Porsche confirmed last week that its already-contracted drivers Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas will be part of its LMP1 project , and a spokesman for the marque told AUTOSPORT that a decision on signing new drivers would be made later in the year.

Button: don’t expect strategy miracle

April 20th, 2013

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Button: don’t expect strategy miracle

Jenson Button does not believe McLaren can repeat the strategic race that landed him a top five finish in China in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix. The McLaren driver was delighted to make the cut for Q3 in Bahrain, and he then opted not to set a time to give him free tyre choice for the start of the race.

Grenier returns to Indy Lights

April 19th, 2013

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Grenier returns to Indy Lights

Mikael Grenier will return to Indy Lights this weekend at Long Beach with Team Moore Racing. The 20-year-old Canadian will race the #22 car driven by Ethan Ringel on the streets of St Petersburg and by Victor Carbone last time out at Barber.

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

Teams welcome revised GB route

April 18th, 2013

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Teams welcome revised GB route

World Rally Championship team principals have welcomed plans to move this year’s Rally GB out of Cardiff.

F1 needs rookie rethink – Sauber

April 16th, 2013

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F1 needs rookie rethink – Sauber

Sauber boss Monisha Kaltenborn believes that Formula 1 should think carefully about how to better prepare rookie drivers.

China race quotes: Sauber

April 14th, 2013

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Nico Hulkenberg – 10th: “It was quite a mixed race with mixed emotions.

F1 compared to wrestling amid tyre row

April 13th, 2013

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F1 compared to wrestling amid tyre row

Controversy over Pirelli’s approach to Formula 1 reached a new pitch in China as the sight of an empty track for much of qualifying and soft tyres less durable than perhaps any of the era so far prompted fresh ire from sections of the paddock.

Brawn doesn’t fear suspension tech war

April 10th, 2013

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Brawn doesn’t fear suspension tech war

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn has played down talk that development of new ultra-sophisticated suspension systems could lead to a spending war in Formula 1. Brawn’s squad and Lotus are believed to be the first F1 teams to get fully get to grips with the latest must-have technical development: front and rear interconnected suspension (FRIC)

Thompson slams ‘child’ Monje

April 9th, 2013

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Thompson slams ‘child’ Monje

An angry James Thompson says he has no comprehension of what Fernando Monje was trying to achieve when the pair clashed in the second World Touring Car Championship race in Marrakech. Monje ploughed into the back of Thompson at the penultimate chicane, putting both men out on the spot.

Allmendinger seeks progress on ovals

April 2nd, 2013

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Allmendinger seeks progress on ovals

AJ Allmendinger says that he still has a lot of work to do to feel comfortable on ovals after taking part in the rookie IndyCar oval test at Texas last week. Allmendinger, who will race a third Penske entry at Barber and Indianapolis, participated in the informal test as part of his preparation for the formal rookie evaluation next month.

Red Bull must lay down law say rivals

March 26th, 2013

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Red Bull must lay down law say rivals

Red Bull has no choice but to lay down the law to Sebastian Vettel over his team orders defiance at the Malaysian Grand Prix, say rival team bosses. As the fallout from Vettel disregarding Red Bull’s ‘Multi 21′ team order so he could beat Mark Webber continues, the squad issued a short statement on Monday night. “It’s worth noting that this is not an entirely new situation for us,” said the statement “Each incident has been managed in our own way behind closed doors and this will be no different.” RED BULL TEAM ORDERS CONTROVERSY Red Bull plans further talks with Vettel Red Bull: Vettel’s actions deliberate Vettel apologises to Webber Webber: Vettel stole the race win As Red Bull prepares to deal with the situation internally, Lotus boss Eric Boullier and McLaren chief Martin Whitmarsh both think that the team’s management must show its driver who is in charge.

Sunday press conference – Malaysia

March 24th, 2013

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DRIVERS: 1 – Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing), 2 – Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing), 3 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Martin Brundle) Q: We’re going to start with Sebastian.