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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.

Rosberg: Mercedes pole not guaranteed

May 23rd, 2013

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Rosberg: Mercedes pole not guaranteed

Monaco pacesetter Nico Rosberg remains wary that Mercedes’ Formula 1 rivals are yet to show their strongest hands in Monte Carlo. Mercedes had been a popular tip for victory heading into the weekend, and Rosberg proved such views were not without foundation as he went fastest in both practice sessions in the Principality.

Rosberg fastest again in second practice

May 23rd, 2013

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Rosberg fastest again in second practice

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton proved that Mercedes’ Formula 1 rivals are right to fear its Monaco pace as they went first and second in Thursday afternoon practice in Monte Carlo. Following his consecutive poles in Bahrain and Spain, and fastest time in practice one in Monaco , Rosberg continued his strong run by topping the second session on a 1m14.759s. He set that lap less than half an hour into the session and it remained unbeaten for the rest of the afternoon, as teams instead focused on just how far they could push both the soft and super-soft tyre compounds

Paffett says yellow-flag rules wrong

May 21st, 2013

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Paffett says yellow-flag rules wrong

Gary Paffett believes the DTM’s yellow-flag rules are ‘wrong’, and need a serious revision before the next round at Spielberg. The HWA Mercedes driver finished third on the road at Brands Hatch last weekend, but was demoted to sixth after five seconds were added to his race time for a yellow-flag infringement. Paffett was deemed to have not slowed by the mandatory 0.5s in sector three of the Brands Indy circuit as he passed Edoardo Mortara’s stricken Audi at Clearways with 12 laps remaining.

Rosberg, Grosjean for FOTA forum

May 17th, 2013

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Rosberg, Grosjean for FOTA forum

Nico Rosberg and Romain Grosjean are just two of the star guests who have been confirmed for the next FOTA Fans’ Forum that takes place in Montreal ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. The Mercedes and Lotus drivers will be joined by rivals Charles Pic (Caterham), Jules Bianchi (Marussia) and Paul di Resta (Force India) to answer questions from fans about the state of F1. There will also be a team panel to discuss the sport.

Lack of DRS signal hampered di Resta

May 12th, 2013

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Lack of DRS signal hampered di Resta

Force India says Paul di Resta’s late chase of Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes for sixth place in the Spanish Grand Prix was hampered by an external DRS problem. The team had to instruct di Resta when he could use DRS via the radio as he was not getting the automatic signals into his car. Deputy team chief Bob Fernley said it had been a complicated procedure.

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

Rosberg leads all-Mercedes front row

May 11th, 2013

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Rosberg leads all-Mercedes front row

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton secured an all-Mercedes front row in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. Rosberg repeated his Bahrain pole in a brilliant Q3 performance in which he delivered two laps good enough for the top spot.

Rosberg: tyre fix a ‘massive mission’

April 22nd, 2013

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Rosberg: tyre fix a ‘massive mission’

Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes faces a “massive mission” to get on top of its rear tyre struggles, after a disappointing Bahrain Grand Prix. The German qualified on pole position but he tumbled down the order in the race to finish ninth, as he was not able to look after his rear tyres as much as his rivals. With the Sakhir weekend having highlighted the key area that Mercedes needs to improve, Rosberg is under no illusions about the hard work that he and his outfit now face

Hamilton: car transformed mid-race

April 21st, 2013

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Hamilton: car transformed mid-race

An ecstatic Lewis Hamilton hailed the impact of his late-race pace after his Mercedes transformed from a ‘sitting duck’ to ‘amazing’ in the Bahrain Grand Prix . After starting from ninth – the result of a disappointing qualifying and a five-place grid penalty – Hamilton lost ground at the start and then struggled for grip and performance

Vettel taken aback by ease of victory

April 21st, 2013

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Vettel taken aback by ease of victory

Sebastian Vettel admitted he never expected Bahrain Grand Prix victory to come so easily. The Red Bull driver notched up his second victory from four rounds of the 2013 Formula 1 season, and was untroubled up front once he had passed Nico Rosberg for the lead on lap three. “I surely did not expect that,” said Vettel.

Vettel wins eventful Bahrain GP

April 21st, 2013

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Vettel wins eventful Bahrain GP

Sebastian Vettel breezed to his second victory of the 2013 Formula 1 season in the Bahrain Grand Prix. The world champion thrust his Red Bull to the front amid spectacular early dicing, then left the action behind

Vettel: Rosberg pole time out of reach

April 20th, 2013

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Vettel: Rosberg pole time out of reach

Sebastian Vettel admitted there was no way he could have matched Nico Rosberg’s shock pole time in Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying . The world champion’s Red Bull will share the front row with Rosberg’s Mercedes, which did two laps good enough for pole. Vettel was ultimately 0.2 seconds slower than his countryman, but said he was satisfied

Rosberg takes surprise Bahrain pole

April 20th, 2013

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Rosberg takes surprise Bahrain pole

Nico Rosberg claimed a shock pole position for Mercedes in Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying at Sakhir. Mercedes had not looked like an outright frontrunner during practice, but Rosberg set a banker 1m32.4s lap at the start of Q3 and it proved impossible to beat. Sebastian Vettel got closest for Red Bull with a 1m32.584s, just ahead of Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari

Rosberg sure of stronger race pace

April 13th, 2013

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Rosberg sure of stronger race pace

Nico Rosberg says he has no concerns about only being fourth on the Chinese Grand Prix as he suspects his car will have better race pace than many other frontrunners. Last year’s dominant Shanghai winner had been tipped as a pole and victory threat having blitzed opening practice. But while Rosberg’s Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton stormed to the squad’s first pole of the 2013 Formula 1 season, the German was 0.4 seconds slower in fourth, behind Kimi Raikkonen’s Lotus and Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari

Alonso keeps Ferrari on top in FP3

April 13th, 2013

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Alonso keeps Ferrari on top in FP3

Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa kept Ferrari on top of the times in the final practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix. The Spaniard’s best lap of 1m35.391s was still slower than the benchmark set by Massa in second practice on Friday. The Brazilian was second quickest on Saturday morning, over six tenths behind his team-mate

Mercedes duo cautious over win chance

April 12th, 2013

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Mercedes duo cautious over win chance

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton believe it is too early to start thinking of fighting victory in the Chinese Grand Prix despite Mercedes’ strong start to the weekend. The duo were comfortably quickest in the opening practice session before finishing fourth and seventh in the afternoon . Rosberg dominated the Shanghai event last year from pole position, but the German insists he is not getting carried away

Massa sets the pace in second practice

April 12th, 2013

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Massa sets the pace in second practice

Felipe Massa put Ferrari on top in the second free practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai. Runaway morning pacesetter Nico Rosberg had to settle for fourth this time, as Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso took second and third places. Initially Rosberg and Mercedes resumed their commanding morning form by setting the initial pace, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton was next up

Rosberg: team orders were a shock

April 11th, 2013

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Rosberg: team orders were a shock

Nico Rosberg wants Mercedes to ensure it fully discusses all team orders in advance in the future after his frustration in the Malaysian Grand Prix. Rosberg was catching third-placed team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages of the race but was asked by team boss Ross Brawn to hold position . The German questioned the decision repeatedly on team radio, but obeyed the order and came home fourth

Wittmann stays ahead in DTM test

April 11th, 2013

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Wittmann stays ahead in DTM test

BMW driver Marco Wittmann topped DTM testing at Hockenheim for a second day running on Wednesday.

Mercedes doubts it can repeat China win

April 5th, 2013

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Mercedes doubts it can repeat China win

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says his team’s victory in last year’s Chinese Grand Prix does not mean it can realistically target the same result next week despite its encouraging start to the season. Nico Rosberg took a commanding victory from pole position at Shanghai last year. It was Mercedes’ first win since returning to Formula 1 under its own name, and Rosberg’s maiden F1 win.