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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.

Glock: Marussia to struggle with rookies

February 13th, 2013

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Glock: Marussia to struggle with rookies

Timo Glock believes that his former team Marussia faces a tough task to move up the Formula 1 order with an all-rookie line-up this year.

D’Ambrosio deserves F1 seat – Boullier

September 18th, 2012

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D’Ambrosio deserves F1 seat – Boullier

Jerome d’Ambrosio deserves to be back on the Formula 1 grid full-time in 2013, reckons Lotus team boss Eric Boullier.

D’Ambrosio convinced of Lotus potential

May 2nd, 2012

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D’Ambrosio convinced of Lotus potential

Lotus reserve driver Jerome D’Ambrosio says an extremely limited day of running was still enough to convince him of the car’s potential.

‘Showing pace the priority’ – Marussia

March 13th, 2012

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‘Showing pace the priority’ – Marussia

Marussia believes flashes of speed from its new MR01 over the Australian Grand Prix weekend will be enough for it to feel its season is back on track, as it bids to put the troubles of the past few weeks behind it. With the outfit having missed its chance to join pre-season testing because of a failed crash test, it openly admits that it will face an uphill battle to get on top of reliability issues in the opening flyaway races. However, with hopes high that the new MR01 is a big step forward over its 2011 car, team chiefs are seeking immediate confirmation that it could be on course for its best season in F1 Graeme Lowdon, Marussia’s chief executive officer, told AUTOSPORT in Melbourne ahead of the first race of the season: “This is a really crucial weekend for us

D’Ambrosio joins Lotus as third driver

January 24th, 2012

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D’Ambrosio joins Lotus as third driver

Jerome D’Ambrosio will be the Lotus team’s third driver during the 2012 season, the outfit announced on Tuesday. The Belgian, who made his grand prix debut with the Virgin Racing team last year, was left without a racing seat after the squad signed Charles Pic to partner Timo Glock in 2012. D’Ambrosio will attend all races this year, working with race drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean.

Marussia targets second test for new car

January 20th, 2012

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Marussia targets second test for new car

Marussia is planning to run its 2012 car at the second pre-season test at Barcelona, with technical consultant Pat Symonds revealing it will be virtually an all-new design from last year’s chassis. With Symonds having taken over the technical direction of the outfit following the departure of Nick Wirth, the team has been making the most of a tie-up with McLaren to produce a car that will deliver a good step forward

Quaife-Hobbs enjoys proper F1 test

November 15th, 2011

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Quaife-Hobbs enjoys proper F1 test

Adrian Quaife-Hobbs believes that his morning of running with Virgin Racing in the Abu Dhabi young driver test will make him better prepared for any future Formula 1 opportunities.

Vergne tops morning session for RBR

November 15th, 2011

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Vergne tops morning session for RBR

Jean-Eric Vergne topped the first morning of running in the Abu Dhabi young driver test for Red Bull Racing. The Frenchman, who tested for Scuderia Toro Rosso in Abu Dhabi last year, was having his first experience of testing a Red Bull

Pic set to race with Virgin in 2012

November 15th, 2011

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Pic set to race with Virgin in 2012

Charles Pic is set to graduate to Formula 1 with Virgin Racing next season, as he prepares for his first test with the team in Abu Dhabi this week. The Frenchman is understood to have agreed terms with the Virgin team for a race deal in 2012, and if a final contract can be sorted then an announcement confirming his step-up to F1 could be made as soon as the season-closing Brazilian GP. Speculation that Pic has finalised a deal with Virgin Racing heightened on Monday when he cancelled a planned test with Team Lotus in Abu Dhabi this week.

Drivers slam ‘inconsistent’ penalties

November 14th, 2011

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Drivers slam ‘inconsistent’ penalties

Bruno Senna and Pastor Maldonado have hit out at the blue flag penalties they received in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and claimed the officials lacked consistency.

Virgin to run Wickens in practice

November 4th, 2011

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Virgin to run Wickens in practice

Formula Renault 3.5 champion Robert Wickens will drive for Virgin Racing in Friday morning practice at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix next weekend. Wickens has been the team’s reserve driver and is backed by its title sponsor Marussia. He narrowly beat Carlin team-mate and Toro Rosso third driver Jean-Eric Vergne to the FR3.5 title after a season-long battle, and made his debut for Virgin in an aero test at Vairano recently.

Virgin applies for name change

November 1st, 2011

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Virgin applies for name change

Virgin Racing has become the third team to apply for a name change next season, after officially lodging a request to revise its chassis name to Marussia. With Team Lotus and Renault both looking to change their titles next year, Virgin Racing has now lodged a request with the Formula One Commission to switch its name to its Russian sportscar partner

Karthikeyan happy with qualifying form

October 29th, 2011

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Karthikeyan happy with qualifying form

Narain Karthikeyan admitted he was very pleased with his performance in qualifying for the Indian Grand Prix after finishing ahead of team-mate Daniel Ricciardo. HRT driver Karthikeyan qualified in 21st position, but will drop down the order after getting a five-place penalty for impeding Michael Schumacher in Q1.

Ricciardo happy with season so far

October 27th, 2011

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Ricciardo happy with season so far

Daniel Ricciardo will be happy with his debut Formula 1 campaign if he can maintain his recent race form. The Australian finished within four seconds of both Virgin drivers in Japan three weeks ago. He followed that up by passing Jerome d’Ambrosio to split the teams cars in the Korean Grand Prix seven days later

D’Ambrosio not distracted by future talk

August 10th, 2011

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D’Ambrosio not distracted by future talk

Jerome D’Ambrosio says he is focusing on doing the best possible job this year rather than worrying about his future in Formula 1.

Ricciardo aims to beat Liuzzi, Virgin

August 4th, 2011

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Ricciardo aims to beat Liuzzi, Virgin

Daniel Ricciardo believes he can aim to beat HRT team-mate Tonio Liuzzi and the Virgin drivers by the end of the 2011 season. The 22-year-old Australian made his grand prix debut at the British Grand Prix, replacing Narain Karthikeyan at the Spanish squad

Cosworth sure its engine can win

August 1st, 2011

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Cosworth sure its engine can win

Cosworth remains convinced that its engine is capable of winning grands prix in the right car, and does not think it will be mired at the back of the grid next season when it is expected to only supply HRT and Virgin. The engine firm returned to the sport last year with Williams, Lotus, Virgin and HRT as customers – but Lotus moved to Renault power for 2011 and Williams will do likewise next year

Committing to Virgin easy says Glock

July 24th, 2011

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Committing to Virgin easy says Glock

Timo Glock says it was an ‘easy’ decision for him to commit himself to Virgin Racing for the next three years, despite the team’s early struggles in Formula 1.

Glock signs with Virgin until 2014

July 24th, 2011

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Glock signs with Virgin until 2014

Timo Glock will remain with Virgin Racing until 2014 after the German signed a new three year deal with the team. The 29-year-old joined Virgin at the beginning of last season, following Toyota’s withdrawal from Formula 1 at the end of 2009

Chandhok eyes full-time Lotus drive

July 21st, 2011

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Chandhok eyes full-time Lotus drive

Karun Chandhok believes his return to racing this weekend is a good opportunity to try to secure a drive with Lotus next season.