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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.

Sauber confident of more progress

May 19th, 2013

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Sauber confident of more progress

Sauber is confident it has made progress with solving the rear-end instability problem that held it back early in the season. The Swiss squad tried a new rear wing in last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, which was found to be a step forward.

Hulkenberg still sure Sauber move wise

April 24th, 2013

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Hulkenberg still sure Sauber move wise

Nico Hulkenberg is still convinced that Sauber’s 2013 car has the potential to be a regular top-10 runner and that his switch into the squad has not been futile. The German admitted at the end of last year that moving from Force India to the Swiss team had not been an easy choice , saying he had been swung by Sauber being “very strong for podiums” in the early stages of 2012.

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.

Australia race quotes: Sauber

March 17th, 2013

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Nico Hulkenberg – DNS: “I’m bitterly disappointed about what happened today, but at the same time I’m not blaming anyone. Things like this happen in racing

Hulkenberg downplays Sauber’s chances

March 14th, 2013

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Hulkenberg downplays Sauber’s chances

Nico Hulkenberg has played down suggestions that he and Sauber will be the surprise package of the early part of the 2013 Formula 1 season. The Swiss team scored four podiums last year, while Hulkenberg’s strong end to his Force India season included battling for victory in Brazil. But Hulkenberg said that did not necessarily their union would guarantee more success

Hamilton fastest at rain-hit Barcelona

February 28th, 2013

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Hamilton fastest at rain-hit Barcelona

Lewis Hamilton topped the first morning session of the third pre-season Formula 1 test at Barcelona. In a session afflicted by several rain showers, drivers constantly switched between wet and intermediate rubber

Hulkenberg a ‘huge asset’ says Sauber

February 17th, 2013

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Hulkenberg a ‘huge asset’ says Sauber

Nico Hulkenberg is a “huge asset” to Sauber based on his first test for the Swiss outfit at Jerez last week, according to chief designer Matt Morris. The ex-Force India driver was pleased with the high-speed handling of the new C32 and positive about the team’s prospects for the season. He also impressed the team with both his pace and his overall approach

Hulkenberg upbeat about Sauber form

February 7th, 2013

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Hulkenberg upbeat about Sauber form

Nico Hulkenberg expects Sauber to be in the competitive mix this season after describing the laptimes as being “like qualifying” at times during testing. The Sauber newcomer was fifth fastest yesterday and was agreed that the new C32 is a “fast car”.

McLaren lives up to Perez expectations

February 6th, 2013

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McLaren lives up to Perez expectations

Sergio Perez admitted that the step up to a top Formula 1 team lived up to his expectations, with the new McLaren MP4-28 impressing him immediately. The former Sauber driver took over driving duties from team-mate Jenson Button for the second day of the Jerez test.

Hulkenberg lauds high-speed handling

February 5th, 2013

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Hulkenberg lauds high-speed handling

Nico Hulkenberg believes that Sauber’s new Formula 1 car has maintained the high-speed strengths of its predecessor. The German had his first experience of the new C32 at Jerez on Tuesday, and said that first impressions had been encouraging.

Perez crash inspired Sauber sidepods

February 2nd, 2013

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Perez crash inspired Sauber sidepods

The new Sauber C32′s aggressive narrow sidepod packaging was inspired by Sergio Perez’s accident in qualifying for the 2011 Monaco Grand Prix. Chief designer Matt Morris revealed at Saturday’s launch of Sauber’s 2013 Formula 1 car that Perez’s side-on impact with the wall at the chicane at just over 60mph made the team realise that it was possible to reduce the width of the sidepods by almost 50 per cent. Despite such a drastic reduction in the size of the sidepods, Morris is certain the Sauber has not over-reached itself with the design, even though it took a long time to make the packaging possible

Cutting costs ‘F1′s biggest challenge’

December 15th, 2012

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Cutting costs ‘F1′s biggest challenge’

Peter Sauber believes that the biggest challenge facing contemporary Formula 1 is the need to cut costs. Sauber, who stood down as team principal of his eponymously-named outfit this year, believes that a budget cap would be an effective way of tackling this problem

Hulkenberg ready to lead Sauber

December 10th, 2012

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Hulkenberg ready to lead Sauber

Nico Hulkenberg feels ready to be the leading driver at the Sauber team next year, in what will be his third full season of racing in F1.

John Bolster Award: Peter Sauber

December 2nd, 2012

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John Bolster Award: Peter Sauber

Peter Sauber, the retired team principal of a host of motorsport teams including his eponymous Formula 1 squad, has been honoured with a John Bolster Award at the AUTOSPORT Awards in recognition of his outstanding achievements in motorsport. The Sauber squad has been an F1 mainstay since Peter first entered in 1993, and he has been instrumental in guiding and shaping its fortunes, even during his squad’s period of BMW ownership from 2005-09.

Kobayashi thanks fans for funding help

November 27th, 2012

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Kobayashi thanks fans for funding help

Kamui Kobayashi has thanked the fans who have tried to help save his Formula 1 career by backing a fundraising website. After losing his Sauber drive because he could not raise enough sponsorship money , Kobayashi has set up a ‘Kamui Support’ website where fans can donate money to help boost his funds

Perez sad to end Sauber stint badly

November 25th, 2012

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Perez sad to end Sauber stint badly

Sergio Perez admitted he was extremely sad to end his final race with Sauber with an opening-lap retirement in Brazil. The Mexican, who will drive for McLaren next year, was involved the third-corner crash in which Bruno Senna made contact with world champion Sebastian Vettel. Perez’s car was too badly damaged to continue, which meant he has failed to score any points in the six races following the McLaren deal announcement

Perez: Sauber has to be aggressive

November 25th, 2012

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Perez: Sauber has to be aggressive

Sergio Perez plans to take an aggressive approach to the Brazilian Grand Prix in a bid to get Sauber ahead of Mercedes in the constructors’ championship. Sauber is currently sixth in the standings and trails Mercedes by 12 points. This means that the Swiss team must get at least one car into the top six even if Mercedes fails to score

Kobayashi not ruling out F1 race seat

November 24th, 2012

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Kobayashi not ruling out F1 race seat

Kamui Kobayashi thinks he might still have an opportunity to remain in Formula 1 with another team despite losing his Sauber seat to Esteban Gutierrez. The Japanese driver’s lack of sponsorship was key to Sauber’s decision.

Gutierrez secures Sauber race seat

November 23rd, 2012

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Gutierrez secures Sauber race seat

Sauber has confirmed that Esteban Gutierrez will be promoted from its reserve role to a race seat alongside Nico Hulkenberg for the 2013 Formula 1 season. Team boss Monisha Kaltenborn is confident that the 21-year-old Mexican, a long time Sauber protege, is now ready to be on the F1 grid. “Esteban has already been part of the team for a long time and we have followed his career very closely,” she said.

Gutierrez to replace me, says Perez

November 22nd, 2012

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Gutierrez to replace me, says Perez

Esteban Gutierrez looks all but certain to be announced as Sauber’s second driver for the 2013 Formula 1 season after McLaren-bound Sergio Perez said his fellow Mexican would race for the Swiss team.