Five-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb adjusts his helmet after an informal test of Red Bull's new Formula One RB4 car at the Catalonia racetrack, in Montmelo, near Barcelona, yesterday. It is not the first time the Frenchman has tried his hand at F1, having tested a Renault this time last year. The 34-year-old is too old for any serious thoughts of F1 and the test is seen as a promotional opportunity for Red Bull, which is keen to sell its products in France where the market has only just opened up because of legislation that stopped sales until this summer.

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