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“There’s clearly an effort ahead of Trump to maximise their standings,” agrees Jade McGlynn, from the war studies department at King’s College London.

More important, it would keep the Bruins, ranked second in the Bowl Championship Series standings behind Tennessee, in the running to play in the first BCS championship game in the Fiesta Bowl.

Justin Ashley, who led the top fuel points standings for much of last season before finishing fourth, will enter Sunday’s final day of racing on top again.

Only the top 100 rather than the leading 125 on the FedEx Cup standings will retain full cards.

While in Mexico, Verstappen - who leads the standings by 47 points - was punished for his actions and handed two 10-second penalties.