Nico Hulkenberg was one of the three retirees in the first-corner melee at the start of the Russian Grand Prix last Sunday. For the second year in a row, the Force India driver failed to complete a single lap in Sochi.

Overall, the Hulk has been fairly unlucky so far in 2016: can he turn his fortune around when the European leg of the season starts in two weeks’ time at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya?

Julien Billiotte

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