"The preseason tests spoke a quite clear language: the Red Bull looks super competitive again -- and Sebastian is only 24, so he still has an enormous potential to fill, " Ecclestone said.

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United's misery was compounded when substitute midfielder Lee Hendrie was shown the red card for foul and abusive language after the final whistle.

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As they circled around each other last week on the stage's red plush carpeting, the body language of both candidates told voters everything they needed to know about the way each man will pose and paint himself through the final two-week act of this election.

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