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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.

Gonzalez to drive Marussia in practice

April 18th, 2013

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Gonzalez to drive Marussia in practice

Rodolfo Gonzalez will make his debut on a grand prix weekend when he drives the Marussia Formula 1 car in first practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Venezuelan, 26, was appointed as Marussia’s reserve driver for the 2013 season last month

Starworks a doubt for WEC opener

March 26th, 2013

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Starworks a doubt for WEC opener

The US Starworks squad, winner of the LMP2 class in the 2012 World Endurance Championship, has set a deadline of Wednesday this week to confirm its participation in this year’s Silverstone opener.

Sato quickest in final practice

March 23rd, 2013

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Sato quickest in final practice

Takuma Sato topped the final IndyCar practice session before qualifying for this weekend’s season-opener in St Petersburg. Sato, who is making his debut with AJ Foyt Racing this weekend, moved to the top with a lap of 1m01.5293s less than three minutes before the session ended. Will Power had previously been the pacesetter, and while the Australian survived a couple of lairy moments in a last-gasp quest for more time, Sato’s lap remained unbeaten.

Cecotto, Bird penalised over incident

March 22nd, 2013

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Cecotto, Bird penalised over incident

GP2 racers Johnny Cecotto Jr and Sam Bird have been penalised following their on-track incident in qualifying at Sepang , with Cecotto slung to the back of the grid by race stewards.

Marussia signs Gonzalez as reserve

March 14th, 2013

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Marussia signs Gonzalez as reserve

Marussia has recruited Rodolfo Gonzalez as its reserve driver for the 2013 Formula 1 season. Gonzalez will drive in a number of Friday practice sessions at grands prix as part of his deal

Jorda replaces la Rocca at Bamboo

March 12th, 2013

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Jorda replaces la Rocca at Bamboo

Carmen Jorda will switch to new GP3 Series team Bamboo Engineering for her second season in the championship. The 24-year-old Spaniard, who took a best finish of 13th on the streets of Valencia with Ocean last year, replaces Roberto la Rocca at the team

Grosjean sets early Jerez pace

February 5th, 2013

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Grosjean sets early Jerez pace

Romain Grosjean put Lotus at the top of the timesheets on the opening morning of Formula 1′s first pre-season test of 2013 at Jerez. The Frenchman jumped to the top in the final minutes when he became the first driver to dip below the 1m20s barrier. His fastest time, a 1m19.796s, put him comfortably clear of Force India’s Paul di Resta and Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo

Williams wants weighbridge warnings

November 25th, 2012

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Williams wants weighbridge warnings

Mark Gillan, Williams’s chief operations engineer, believes that the FIA should consider changing Formula 1 weighbridge procedures following Pastor Maldonado’s 10-place grid penalty in Brazil. Gillan accepted Maldonado’s reprimand, which was the Venezuelan’s third of the season and automatically triggered the grid penalty. But despite that, Gillan believes that a repeat of such an error could be avoided if teams were notified of weighbridge calls so they could alert their drivers by radio in advance.

US Sunday quotes: Williams

November 18th, 2012

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Pastor Maldonado – 9th: After today’s race I’m happy for the team, for the Venezuelan fans and for myself. I hope that this will be one of the best racing venues for Formula One.

Maldonado hampered by KERS problem

November 4th, 2012

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Maldonado hampered by KERS problem

A KERS problem caused Pastor Maldonado’s slide down the field during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Maldonado warns he will attack

November 3rd, 2012

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Maldonado warns he will attack

Pastor Maldonado has warned the Formula 1 world championship contenders that he will be on the attack in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after qualifying right among the title rivals in fourth place.

Senna: Point shows team back on track

October 28th, 2012

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Senna: Point shows team back on track

Bruno Senna reckons that scoring another point for Williams in Sunday’s Indian Grand Prix is evidence that the pace of the race-winning FW33 is getting back on track after the team’s disappointing showing in Korea . Both he and team-mate Pastor Maldonado reported that they were much happier with the car’s handling and performance during the 60-lap race, and in Senna’s case that resulted in his eighth points finish of the season with tenth place . “We had a strong car in the race and after a disappointing qualifying yesterday, getting a point means that I am happy with today’s performance,” said Senna, who started the race from 13th in the grid.

Maldonado admits Q3 chances slim

October 26th, 2012

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Maldonado admits Q3 chances slim

Pastor Maldonado admitted that Williams currently has little chance of getting back into the top 10 in Indian Grand Prix qualifying. The squad endured its least competitive performance of the season so far in Korea a fortnight ago, when Maldonado and team-mate Bruno Senna qualified 15th and 17th respectively, and finished 14th and 15th. Maldonado was confident that Williams would be in better shape in India , but he was only 17th on Friday afternoon, 2.3 seconds off the pace

Senna confident he can still save seat

October 18th, 2012

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Senna confident he can still save seat

Bruno Senna believes it is still not too late to save his Williams seat to drive alongside Pastor Maldonado in 2013. The 29-year old Brazilian is under pressure to keep his drive, with speculation mounting that he will be replaced by the team’s reserve driver Valtteri Bottas next year. But Senna reckons he still has a chance if he manages to make himself “indispensable” in the last four races of the season

Maldonado keeps options open for 2013

October 8th, 2012

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Maldonado keeps options open for 2013

Pastor Maldonado is happy keeping his future options open, despite finally getting back in to the points with Williams at the Japanese Grand Prix. The Venezuelan finished eighth at Suzuka to deliver his first points since his victory in the Spanish Grand Prix.

Barrichello: Drivers hurting Williams

October 3rd, 2012

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Barrichello: Drivers hurting Williams

Williams paid the price this year for having inexperienced drivers on board, reckons Rubens Barrichello. The Grove-based outfit has endured a frustrating campaign since Pastor Maldonado’s sensational victory in the Spanish Grand Prix – which was the last time the Venezuelan scored any points. It currently lies eighth in the constructors’ championship on 54 points, 21 points adrift of its nearest rival Force India.

Button takes first pole since 2009

September 1st, 2012

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Button takes first pole since 2009

Jenson Button finally secured his first pole position for McLaren with a stunning performance in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying. Kamui Kobayashi claimed his maiden front-row start as he underlined Sauber’s speed with a shock second place, while world champion Sebastian Vettel failed to make it out of Q2. Button put himself eight tenths clear of the field for much of Q2, then repeated that speed to deliver a 1m47.686s early in Q3

Binder replaces Serenelli at Lazarus

August 30th, 2012

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Binder replaces Serenelli at Lazarus

Rene Binder will make his GP2 debut at Spa this weekend with the Lazarus team. The 20-year-old Austrian has replaced Venezuelan backmarker Giancarlo Serenelli and will partner Sergio Canamasas at the squad.

Maldonado keen to keep Williams seat

August 30th, 2012

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Maldonado keen to keep Williams seat

Pastor Maldonado has confirmed that staying at Williams is his first choice for the 2013 Formula 1 season. Despite his run of mishaps in recent races, Maldonado’s stock is relatively high thanks to his accomplished victory in the Spanish Grand Prix, but he claims to have no plans to chase a drive with another team. He is almost certain to be retained if Williams continues its relationship with Venezuelan petroleum giant PDVSA, which is understood to stipulate that the team must run a driver from the South American country even though it is not tied exclusively to Maldonado himself.

Spin halts Maldonado’s home run

August 12th, 2012

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Spin halts Maldonado’s home run

A planned ‘hero’s homecoming’ Formula 1 street demo for Williams driver Pastor Maldonado in the Venezuelan capital Caracas was cut short on Sunday when he spun and damaged the car on only his second lap. Maldonado, visiting his home country for the first time since becoming Venezuela’s first grand prix winner, was due to complete a 12-lap run on the Fuerte Tiunas military parade ground in front of 20,000 fans and numerous political and military VIPs, with team owner Sir Frank Williams and shareholder Toto Wolff also present.