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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.

Horner extends Red Bull contract

January 30th, 2013

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Horner extends Red Bull contract

Christian Horner will remain as team principal of the Red Bull team after extending his contract with the outfit.

Tilke: COTA ‘huge challenge’ for drivers

November 15th, 2012

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Tilke: COTA ‘huge challenge’ for drivers

Formula 1 track designer Hermann Tilke believes the spectacular layout of the new United States Grand Prix track could provide one of the biggest challenges of the season for drivers and teams. As F1 prepares for its first race at the new Circuit of the Americas, Tilke thinks that the venue’s configuration – which includes the dramatic rising blind apex of Turn 1 and cambered high-speed sections – will not be easy to conquer. Click here for Jonathan Noble’s analysis of COTA’s challenges “I think there are some real difficult parts of this track, and hopefully it will be one of the most challenging,” Tilke said in an exclusive interview with AUTOSPORT ahead of this weekend’s race

Belgium Friday quotes: Pirelli

August 31st, 2012

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Paul Hembery: “We’ve had a lot of rain so far this season – particularly in Britain and Germany – but in Spa today the rain was consistently some of the heaviest that we have seen over the course of one day. Under those circumstances it was very hard for us and the teams to learn anything much, and with many teams having brought important upgrades to the track, it was understandable that they did not want to risk them by going off, particularly as drier conditions are predicted for later in the weekend. “But with weather conditions in Spa always being notoriously unpredictable, experience of running in the wet will always be useful, especially as the drivers have all been stationary for five weeks over the summer break.

Hirvonen understands team orders call

April 28th, 2012

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Hirvonen understands team orders call

Citroen driver Mikko Hirvonen said he understood the team’s decision not to allow him to challenge Sebastien Loeb for victory on Rally Argentina – despite the pair being split by just 2.1 seconds. There remains 136 miles of competition on the fifth round of the World Rally Championship, but Loeb and Hirvonen will remain first and second, with Ford’s Dani Sordo an increasingly distant third. Hirvonen said: “You understand the team wants to be sensible and I understand it.

Chinese GP in quotes

April 15th, 2012

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New for this year, AUTOSPORT’s grand prix in quotes collects all the press release comments from the drivers and teams through the race weekend, so you now have a one-stop place to come and find out what all the players are saying, when they’re saying it.

Vettel, Massa remain on GPDA board

March 16th, 2012

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Vettel, Massa remain on GPDA board

World champion Sebastian Vettel and Felipe Massa will remain as directors of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA), AUTOSPORT can reveal, as Pedro de la Rosa was officially voted in as chairman on Friday. As AUTOSPORT reported earlier this month, de la Rosa will be replacing Rubens Barrichello as head of the drivers’ organisation following a decision that was taken last year. “The agreement we had at the end of last season was that if Rubens would not be in Formula 1, then I would take over,” the HRT driver said.

Australian GP in quotes

March 16th, 2012

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New for this year, AUTOSPORT’s grand prix in quotes collects all the press release comments from the drivers and teams through the race weekend, so you now have a one-stop place to come and find out what all the players are saying, when they’re sating it. Thursday previews Red Bull – quotes McLaren – quotes Ferrari – quotes Mercedes – quotes Lotus – quotes Force India – quotes Sauber – quotes Toro Rosso – quotes Williams – quotes Caterham – quotes HRT – quotes Marussia – quotes Pre-weekend press conference Friday quotes Red Bull – quotes McLaren – quotes Ferrari – quotes Mercedes – quotes Lotus – quotes Force India – quotes Sauber – quotes Toro Rosso – quotes Williams – quotes Caterham – quotes HRT – quotes Marussia – quotes FIA Press conference Saturday quotes Red Bull – quotes McLaren – quotes Ferrari – quotes Mercedes – quotes Lotus – quotes Force India – quotes Sauber – quotes Toro Rosso – quotes Williams – quotes Caterham – quotes HRT – quotes Marussia – quotes FIA press conference Sunday quotes Red Bull – quotes McLaren – quotes Ferrari – quotes Mercedes – quotes Lotus – quotes Force India – quotes Sauber – quotes Toro Rosso – quotes Williams – quotes Caterham – quotes HRT – quotes Marussia – quotes FIA press conference

Williams pair welcome mentor Wurz

February 27th, 2012

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Williams pair welcome mentor Wurz

Williams pairing Bruno Senna and Pastor Maldonado have welcomed new driver mentor Alex Wurz’s arrival at the team. Wurz, a veteran of 69 grands prix for Benetton, McLaren and Williams, attended last week’s Barcelona test in his new capacity and both drivers believe that he will help to improve their performance.

Team amazed by Button’s drive

November 14th, 2011

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Team amazed by Button’s drive

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has praised the job that Jenson Button did in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – as he battled race-long KERS problems to deliver a podium finish. Although the Woking-based outfit’s focus was on seeing Lewis Hamilton deliver a dominant victory, Whitmarsh said the team was just as delighted in seeing Button overcome his own difficulties to finish third.

Button says beating Webber is the goal

November 11th, 2011

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Button says beating Webber is the goal

Jenson Button believes it will be a bigger achievement beating Mark Webber in the drivers’ standings than it will be heading his team-mate Lewis Hamilton. With Button locked in a tight battle for runners-up spot behind Sebastian Vettel, the McLaren driver says he will get a particular boost if he can finish the year ahead of a title-winning Red Bull Racing car

India Friday quotes: Virgin

October 28th, 2011

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Timo Glock – 20th: “It’s been a good first day here in India.

Wurz happy with first FIA Academy day

February 6th, 2011

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Wurz happy with first FIA Academy day

Alex Wurz has praised the work of the FIA Institute Academy after the opening day of the inaugural scheme in Austria. Eighteen drivers from across the world will be narrowed down to a final 10, who will receive tuition from ex-F1 driver Wurz and former World Rally champion co-driver Robert Reid throughout 2011

Red Bull clinches constructors’ title

November 7th, 2010

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Red Bull clinches constructors’ title

Red Bull Racing has clinched the constructors’ world championship following a dominant 1-2 finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Japan preview quotes: HRT

October 5th, 2010

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Colin Kolles, Team Principal: “The Suzuka circuit is one of the best circuits ever for me. It is very challenging for the drivers and it offers almost every type of corners.

Sullivan to join stewards again

September 22nd, 2010

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Sullivan to join stewards again

Danny Sullivan is to return to action as the FIA’s drivers’ steward at the Singapore Grand Prix. The American first took on the role as the drivers’ representative on the stewards’ panel at the German GP in July, and he has been asked back again for his input. Sullivan raced in Formula 1 for Tyrrell during 1983, but his greatest success came in the United States – where he won the Indianapolis 500 in 1985 and the 1988 CART Indycar title for Penske