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After superb performances in beating rivals Spurs before dispatching Bayern at the Emirates, Sunday's match with Chelsea was always going to be difficult with recovery time limited.

“Honestly, the next election is three years away, and if you look at the election cycles, two years from when Bill Clinton won, we thought Paul Tsongas was going to be the nominee,” he said.

When everyone else decided to pit, McLaren's decision almost inevitably meant they were going to be sacrificing the lead to Verstappen if the race ran without incident until the end.

Reports that White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett has emerged as the front-runner to be the next chairman of the Fed also appeared to help keep the rally going this week.

She added, “We do believe it was through connections in his home community and state, and we’re going to continue to talk to those who interacted with him.”