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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.

Raikkonen title bid in the balance

June 18th, 2013

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Raikkonen title bid in the balance

Kimi Raikkonen may insist that Lotus cannot dig any deeper, but the squad needs to address its form quickly as its Formula 1 championship challenge risks stalling.

Ferrari urged to focus on itself

June 11th, 2013

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Ferrari urged to focus on itself

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali believes his team has to focus on its own performance if it is to catch Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel in the 2013 title race.

Pirelli hits out at Red Bull criticism

June 11th, 2013

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Pirelli hits out at Red Bull criticism

Pirelli has hit out at Red Bull for again criticising its tyres on the back of a dominant performance from Sebastian Vettel in the Canadian Grand Prix. Vettel took a lights-to-flag victory in Montreal as low tyre degradation meant he could push harder and unleash the full potential of his RB9. However, after celebrating a win that extended his championship lead over Fernando Alonso to 36 points, Vettel was still critical of Pirelli’s tyres, suggesting that he has concerns about their safety.

Red Bull: Vettel still getting stronger

June 10th, 2013

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Red Bull: Vettel still getting stronger

Sebastian Vettel’s victory in the Canadian Grand Prix showed that he is still improving as a driver, according to his Red Bull boss Christian Horner. The triple world champion took his third win of the season in Montreal with the biggest winning margin of the campaign that helped open up a 36-point advantage in the drivers’ standings.

Vettel: win shows tyre gripes justified

June 9th, 2013

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Vettel: win shows tyre gripes justified

Sebastian Vettel says his dominant win in the Canadian Grand Prix shows Red Bull’s complaints about this year’s Formula 1 tyres were perfectly justified. The German driver cruised to his third victory of the season in Montreal, winning by over 14 seconds from Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso

Vettel confident regardless of weather

June 8th, 2013

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Vettel confident regardless of weather

Sebastian Vettel says he is not too worried about the conditions for Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix, as he reckons he can be strong both in the dry and in the wet. The Red Bull driver secured his third pole position of the season in a rain-hit qualifying in Montreal, putting an end to Mercedes’ run of four consecutive poles

Vettel thinks Ferrari back in the hunt

June 7th, 2013

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Vettel thinks Ferrari back in the hunt

Sebastian Vettel expects Ferrari to be a threat for victory again in the Canadian Grand Prix given the Italian squad’s practice pace . Ferrari had a tough Monaco GP a fortnight ago, with Fernando Alonso only able to finish seventh. But the Spaniard topped Friday practice in Montreal, and Red Bull driver Vettel reckons Ferrari looks rapid in both race trim and for single-lap speed.

Test a big help for Mercedes – Vettel

June 6th, 2013

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Test a big help for Mercedes – Vettel

Sebastian Vettel has no doubts that Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will have had a ‘big help’ from their recent Pirelli tyre test. After welcoming the fact that the FIA has decided to open disciplinary proceedings against Mercedes for its running of a 2013 car at Barcelona last month, Vettel says that suggestions his rivals did not benefit cannot be taken seriously

Alonso says Vettel due bad luck

June 6th, 2013

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Alonso says Vettel due bad luck

Fernando Alonso has warned Sebastian Vettel that the world championship leader’s luck must change soon. The Ferrari driver trails Vettel in the Formula 1 drivers’ standings by 29 points after his disappointing seventh place in the Monaco Grand Prix.

Vettel: Mercedes had us under control

May 26th, 2013

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Vettel: Mercedes had us under control

Sebastian Vettel is satisfied with his second place from the Monaco Grand Prix , the German conceding that Nico Rosberg and Mercedes controlled the race.

Vettel: Red Bull not lone tyre critic

May 22nd, 2013

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Vettel: Red Bull not lone tyre critic

Sebastian Vettel insists that Red Bull is not alone in being unhappy about Pirelli’s tyres, and thinks it unfair his team are being singled-out as whiners. Rivals have criticised Red Bull’s outspoken views on the impact of more aggressive tyres this year, even though it is leading the constructors’ championship and Vettel is on top of the drivers’ standings. The team’s stance was further questioned after the Spanish Grand Prix when owner Dietrich Mateschitz suggested F1 was no longer ‘racing’ because Vettel stopped four times – even though he adopted a similar tactic to win the race in 2011.

Vettel says tyres only reason for defeat

May 12th, 2013

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Vettel says tyres only reason for defeat

Sebastian Vettel is certain Red Bull’s only deficit is in tyre management after slumping to fourth in the Spanish Grand Prix. The champion team could not keep its Pirellis intact as effectively as Ferrari and Lotus at Barcelona. Fernando Alonso got ahead of Vettel in the first pit sequence, and he later fell behind Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa as well

Alonso takes commanding home win

May 12th, 2013

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Alonso takes commanding home win

Fernando Alonso sent the Spanish Grand Prix crowd into ecstasy as the Ferrari driver and home hero charged to his first Barcelona victory since 2006. Kimi Raikkonen’s Lotus emerged as Alonso’s main rival, while Sebastian Vettel and the front-row-starting Mercedes faded in the race

Vettel not worried about Ferrari speed

May 10th, 2013

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Vettel not worried about Ferrari speed

Sebastian Vettel says he is not overly concerned by Ferrari’s early form ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix. While the German was fastest in a dry second practice , Fernando Alonso ended the session just 17 thousandths of a second down the road. The Spaniard had earlier led Felipe Massa home in a Ferrari one-two in mixed conditions in FP1

Red Bull: title battle a four-way fight

April 25th, 2013

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Red Bull: title battle a four-way fight

Red Bull thinks that the Formula 1 title battle is still a four-way fight, even though it is leading both championships after the first flyaways. Sebastian Vettel is the only driver to have won more than one race so far this season, and he currently holds a 10-point advantage in the drivers’ standings over Kimi Raikkonen. Although Red Bull’s rivals are convinced that the RB9 is the out-and-out fastest car, the Milton Keynes-based team is less sure about the situation

Win won’t stop Red Bull tyre complaints

April 22nd, 2013

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Win won’t stop Red Bull tyre complaints

Red Bull still wants Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli to change its tyres for the remainder of the season, even though it triumphed at the Bahrain Grand Prix . Sebastian Vettel extended his championship lead to 10 points with a dominant performance at Sakhir to prove that Red Bull had got on top of the more aggressive tyre compounds being used this year

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

Alonso outpaces Vettel in final practice

April 20th, 2013

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Alonso outpaces Vettel in final practice

Fernando Alonso put Ferrari back on top in the final free practice session ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying. The Chinese GP winner produced a 1m33.247s lap on the softer medium tyres seven minutes from the end, and it proved unbeatable. Earlier in the session Alonso had spun wildly out of Turn 2 while on a hard tyre run.

Vettel surprised by Pirelli change

April 18th, 2013

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Vettel surprised by Pirelli change

Sebastian Vettel is surprised at Pirelli’s decision to drop the soft compound tyre for the Bahrain Grand Prix.