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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.

Sixth not beyond Toro Rosso’s reach

February 15th, 2013

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Sixth not beyond Toro Rosso’s reach

Toro Rosso technical director James Key believes the team could challenge for sixth place in the standings this year, although he admits it is a big ask. Team boss Franz Tost said during the launch of the new STR8 that the Faenza-based squad was aiming for sixth this year after a disappointing 2012 in which the squad could only score 26 points on its way to ninth position. Key reckons that sixth place is an ambitious target given the resources Toro Rosso has, but that it can be achievable if the team has taken the step forward it hopes for.

Toro Rosso planning switch to Renault

February 5th, 2013

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Toro Rosso planning switch to Renault

Toro Rosso is planning to make the switch to Renault engines next season, although it has not signed a deal with the French car manufacturer yet.

Teams play down exhaust arms race

October 30th, 2012

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Teams play down exhaust arms race

Formula 1 teams have played down the prospect of next season turning into a development arms race on exhaust layouts. That comes despite Red Bull’s recent dominant streak, which is believed to derive from its efforts to perfect its exhaust layout and rear bodywork.

Red Bull ‘cannot afford to ease off’

October 14th, 2012

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Red Bull ‘cannot afford to ease off’

Red Bull has been urged to banish thoughts of its world championship chances, as team principal Christian Horner says it cannot afford to ease off in its push for wins. Although Sebastian Vettel’s third consecutive victory has sealed his place as favourite for the 2012 crown, Horner thinks the situation is far tighter than many believe.

Red Bull: 2012 would be best title yet

October 12th, 2012

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Red Bull: 2012 would be best title yet

Red Bull believes title success in 2012 would be its ‘biggest triumph’ in Formula 1. Although the team is chasing its third consecutive world championship, team boss Christian Horner believes that the way it has fought back this season would make this title much sweeter. “I think it would be our biggest victory in many respects, because it doesn’t get easier,” said Horner, when asked by AUTOSPORT about how this year’s title would compare to the previous two if Red Bull won it.

Red Bull forced to alter engine mapping

July 25th, 2012

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Red Bull forced to alter engine mapping

Red Bull Racing will be forced to alter the engine mapping of its Renault power units from this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix after the FIA moved to close a loophole in the regulations, as predicted by AUTOSPORT yesterday . Although Red Bull’s cars were deemed legal by the race stewards in Germany last weekend , they are believed to have been operating with engine maps that had reduced torque in the mid RPM range

McLaren hopes to avoid rules row repeat

July 25th, 2012

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McLaren hopes to avoid rules row repeat

Formula 1 and the FIA should do all they can to avoid another lengthy debate about technical regulations in the wake of the controversy over Red Bull’s engine torque maps in Germany. That is the view of McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale, who said a swift and firm resolution would be in the interests of the teams and the sport as a whole. Last year the ruling over blown diffusers caused protracted arguments and several contradictory decisions over the British Grand Prix weekend, before teams finally agreed to a ban on the concept.

No further action taken over Red Bull

July 22nd, 2012

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No further action taken over Red Bull

German Grand Prix race stewards have decided to take no further action against Red Bull over torque map irregularities . The stewards stated that, while they did not accept all of Red Bull’s arguments, there was no infringement of Article 5.5.3 of the technical regulations

Red Bull: No fears over team harmony

July 12th, 2012

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Red Bull: No fears over team harmony

Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner says he is not worried about the prospect of any potential friction between his two drivers later this year – with it looking likely the pair are going to be involved in a tight world championship tussle.

Red Bull plays down points cushion

May 29th, 2012

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Red Bull plays down points cushion

Red Bull does not feel it has stamped its authority on this year’s Formula 1 constructors’ championship, despite extending its lead in Monaco by becoming the first team to win two races.

Citroen baffled by FIA’s Hirvonen call

April 30th, 2012

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Citroen baffled by FIA’s Hirvonen call

The Citroen team has admitted it finds the decision to exclude Mikko Hirvonen’s car from the Rally of Portugal results for a second time ‘strange.’ Hirvonen’s winning DS3 WRC was excluded for a problem with the car’s clutch, but there was a secondary issue regarding the turbocharger, which the Rally of Portugal stewards confirmed was also an excludable offence last week. The size of the turbine wheel in the turbo was found to be outsize the permitted tolerances. “This is a strange decision,” said Laurent Fregosi, Citroen’s deputy technical manager.

Rivals ‘to follow’ Mercedes wing concept

March 15th, 2012

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Rivals ‘to follow’ Mercedes wing concept

Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner believes all of Mercedes’ rivals will now be forced to copy its DRS-assisted rear wing F-duct, now that the FIA has confirmed it is happy with the concept. Although some of Mercedes’ rivals were unsure about the legality of the device, which helps boost straight-line speed even more when DRS is activated, the FIA’s Charlie Whiting said on Thursday there were no issues. And Horner, whose Red Bull Racing team is already well advanced in developing its own version, thinks that all teams must now invest in working on similar projects

Caterham eyes another step forward

January 26th, 2012

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Caterham eyes another step forward

Caterham technical chief Mike Gascoyne says it’s time for the team to take another step forward this year after finishing as best of the ‘new’ teams in 2011. On Wednesday, the team unveiled its 2012 challenger, the car with which it is hoping to fight in the midfield after finishing in tenth position in the championship last year

Todt wants superally abolished

January 20th, 2012

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Todt wants superally abolished

The future for the World Rally Championship’s controversial superally regulation has been called into question by FIA president Jean Todt. This week’s Monte Carlo Rally is the first event since 2004 to be running without the regulation, now called Rally 2, which allows crews who have retired to return to the rally on the following day with the possibility of still scoring points.

Mercedes tries 2012-style exhaust

November 17th, 2011

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Mercedes tries 2012-style exhaust

Mercedes has followed Williams in experimenting with a 2012-style exhaust during the final day of the Abu Dhabi young driver test.

Yelloly extends Pons deal

September 14th, 2011

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Yelloly extends Pons deal

Nick Yelloly has extended his deal with Formula Renault 3.5 squad Pons Racing to include this weekend’s Paul Ricard round. In an impressive Formula Renault 3.5 debut at Silverstone in August, Yelloly shone throughout practice and qualifying before claiming sixth on the road in race one. The Pons car was subsequently disqualified when it was found to be short of the regulation fuel load in post-race technical checks, owing to a suspected faulty fuel machine.

Yelloly disqualified from FR3.5 debut

August 20th, 2011

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Yelloly disqualified from FR3.5 debut

Pons Racing’s Nick Yelloly has been disqualified from sixth place in Saturday afternoon’s opening Formula Renault 3.5 race at Silverstone.

Alonso: Silverstone pace was real

July 21st, 2011

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Alonso: Silverstone pace was real

Fernando Alonso insists Ferrari’s pace at the British Grand Prix was real, and nothing to do with the regulation changes introduced there. Alonso took Ferrari’s first win of the season at Silverstone, after outperforming Red Bull duo Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.

Whitmarsh: Rule changes hurt McLaren

July 9th, 2011

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Whitmarsh: Rule changes hurt McLaren

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh admits his team has been hit hard by the regulation changes introduced for this weekend’s British Grand Prix. The Woking-based squad seemed to be one of the most affected by the changes to the blown diffuser rules, with Jenson Button qualifying in fifth over 1.5 seconds off pole position. Team-mate Lewis Hamilton finished down in tenth nearly two seconds off the pace

Alonso: Ferrari progress is real

July 9th, 2011

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Alonso: Ferrari progress is real

Fernando Alonso thinks Ferrari’s gains in Silverstone qualifying were due to genuine progress with the team’s development efforts, rather than other squads having been pegged back by the FIA’s exhaust rules clampdown. Amid weekend-long controversy at Silverstone over the implementation of the regulation adjustments, Ferrari was tipped by some rivals as a team likely to benefit from the new situation. But Alonso said the 0.117-second gap to pole position was just because the Italian squad was catching Red Bull