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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.

Kubica confirms F1 simulator test

April 28th, 2013

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Kubica confirms F1 simulator test

Robert Kubica has confirmed to AUTOSPORT that he has driven in the Mercedes Formula 1 simulator. Reports emerged last week that the Pole, who was in rally action in the European Rally Championship this weekend , has spent some time in the Brackley-based team’s simulator. Speaking to AUTOSPORT at this weekend’s Rally Azores, Kubica confirmed that he had driven in the simulator but he did not want to comment much further on it.

Jaafar gets Mercedes F1 demo chance

February 28th, 2013

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Jaafar gets Mercedes F1 demo chance

British Formula 3 runner-up Jazeman Jaafar will make his debut at the wheel of a Formula 1 car when he drives a Mercedes during an exhibition run in Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian driver, who has moved to the Formula Renault 3.5 series this year, will climb into the cockpit of the grand prix car for a run around the Petronas Twin Towers on March 17.

Wolff targets Williams F1 reserve role

February 26th, 2013

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Wolff targets Williams F1 reserve role

Susie Wolff is planning to get a Super Licence so she can become Williams’s official Formula 1 reserve driver.

De la Rosa says test was key for Ferrari

February 8th, 2013

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De la Rosa says test was key for Ferrari

Ferrari’s final day of running in the Jerez test was vital for accelerating its simulator programme, despite the team missing out on three-and-a-half hours of running after a gearbox problem.

Rossiter: On-track testing a big boost

February 7th, 2013

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Rossiter: On-track testing a big boost

James Rossiter believes that Force India’s simulator programme will be hugely boosted by the testing he did at Jerez in Spain this week. The Briton drove two half days for the Silverstone-based team in the first pre-season test, as the outfit wanted to give him a better understanding of how a contemporary machine compares to the simulator

Button taken aback by pace

February 5th, 2013

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Button taken aback by pace

Jenson Button admitted that his pacesetting time on the opening day of 2013 Formula 1 testing at Jerez took him aback. After Ferrari’s Felipe Massa labelled Button’s 1m18.861s an “incredible” time, the McLaren driver agreed that the lap had surprised him.

Perez hails 2013 preparations

January 31st, 2013

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Perez hails 2013 preparations

Sergio Perez believes he is very well prepared for the start of the 2013 season after working with his new McLaren team during the winter. The Mexican is joining the British squad after two years at Sauber, and will partner Jenson Button during the upcoming season after replacing Lewis Hamilton. Speaking during the launch of the new MP4-28 , Perez hailed the preparation work he has gone through since he joined McLaren, saying he has never been fitter in his life

De la Rosa Ferrari test a surprise

January 29th, 2013

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De la Rosa Ferrari test a surprise

Pedro de la Rosa admits he had not expected to test for Ferrari during the 2013 Formula 1 pre-season. The Spaniard joined Ferrari as a development driver earlier this month, with team boss Stefano Domenicali saying his primary task would be to assist with simulation work

Stoner has no idea of potential in V8s

January 28th, 2013

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Stoner has no idea of potential in V8s

Casey Stoner says it is almost impossible to set targets for his first season in the V8 Supercar Development Series given his lack of four-wheel experience. The two-time MotoGP champion signed a one-year deal to race a Triple 8 Holden Commodore on Saturday. Stoner has had one full-test with the team already, but said it would count for little come the start of the season and that he would need to ‘fast track’ his development as a result.

Williams defends Senna/Bottas strategy

December 11th, 2012

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Williams defends Senna/Bottas strategy

Williams has defended its decision to make Bruno Senna sacrifice practice mileage to Valtteri Bottas in 2012 after promoting the Finn to take Senna’s place in the race team next season. Senna knew from the outset that he would have to hand his car to Bottas on most grand prix Friday mornings , but regularly argued that the loss of running was hampering his form . The Brazilian often struggled in qualifying and was dropped at the end of the 2012 Formula 1 campaign

Ghirelli gets Auto GP Super Nova test

November 30th, 2012

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Ghirelli gets Auto GP Super Nova test

Auto GP 2012 teams’ champion Super Nova will run Vittorio Ghirelli at next week’s two-day Auto GP test in Barcelona. The 18-year-old was an occasional top-10 finisher in Formula Renault 3.5 this season with Comtec. Euronova has also confirmed its line-up for next Thursday’s test, with Japanese driver Yoshitaka Kuroda set to continue his relationship with Vincenzo Sospiri’s squad.

Brazil preview quotes: Caterham

November 22nd, 2012

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Giedo van der Garde: “This will be my final FP1 run of the season and it’s on another track I haven’t driven on before, but I’ve done the usual preparation on my simulator so I’ll be up to speed quickly. It looks like it’s a pretty technical track and one that everyone tells me has a fantastic atmosphere so I’m looking forward to getting out there and picking up where I left off in Abu Dhabi after two really good days in the car.” Heikki Kovalainen: “Interlagos is a good place for us to end the season as it’s one of those tracks where anything can happen. It looks like there could be rain every day and that’ll mean picking the right strategy will be key to performance – time the stops right and you can take advantage of whatever happens in qualifying or the race

Lotus simulator now up and running

November 22nd, 2012

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Lotus simulator now up and running

Lotus’s hopes of making further progress on track next season have been boosted with its new simulator now fully up and running. After months of development, Romain Grosjean was the first of its race drivers to try out the new simulator in Enstone ahead of the United States Grand Prix. The Frenchman said that there was still more calibration work to do before the team could be satisfied it was ready but, by the start of next season, the outfit should be on a good development path with it.

US Friday quotes: Ferrari

November 16th, 2012

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Fernando Alonso – 3rd/3rd: “It’s no surprise to see the two Red Bulls ahead of the field: in the last few races they have had the best package, therefore today’s result is logical. We know what are our strengths – team work and reliability – and we will make the most of them in the fight

US preview quotes: Caterham

November 13th, 2012

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Heikki Kovalainen: “COTA looks like a great circuit.

US preview quotes: Williams

November 12th, 2012

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Pastor Maldonado: “After a good performance in the last race in Abu Dhabi I’m looking forward to getting in the car again and seeing what we can achieve in Austin.

US preview quotes: Mercedes

November 9th, 2012

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Michael Schumacher: My wife and I have been big fans of the USA, and also of Texas, for many years so I’m particularly looking forward to the race in Austin. I’m really excited to see what kind of track we will find and to see if the American fans will embrace our sport. From the pictures and layouts of the circuit that I have already seen, everything looks very good

India preview quotes: Caterham

October 23rd, 2012

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Giedo van der Garde: “With each session I’m doing I’m getting more comfortable with the car and the team and the feedback I’m getting from the engineers is good, so India’s another chance to build on that. It’s another new track for me but one that looks cool on my simulator, and the other drivers have told me it’s better than quite a few of the stop / start type of tracks so I’m looking forward to getting back out on track. “I’m also really looking forward to going to India

Ma gets another Friday outing

September 13th, 2012

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Ma gets another Friday outing

Ma Qing Hua is to get a second outing with HRT during first free practice for the Singapore Grand Prix next week. The Chinese driver made his debut with the team in FP1 at Monza last weekend, and the team has elected to run him again at the Marina Bay circuit. He will take over Narain Karthikeyan’s car.

Hartley ‘better prepared’ for F1 chance

September 11th, 2012

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Hartley ‘better prepared’ for F1 chance

Brendon Hartley believes he is much better prepared for a return to the Formula 1 cockpit now than he was when he got his first chance with Red Bull. As AUTOSPORT revealed earlier this week, H artley will drive for Mercedes at the Magny-Cours young driver test on Thursday if the Brackley-based outfit is able to complete all the work it needs to in the first two days with regular test driver Sam Bird.