An on-track battle with Liam Lawson caused a very peculiar retirement for Nico Hulkenberg at the Barcelona Grand Prix, one the Formula 1 veteran had “never seen” before.<br>Hulkenberg was trying to overtake Lawson for ninth during lap 28 of Sunday’s contest, but a sudden mechanical failure caused him to peel into the pitlane for an early end.<br>It turns out that the Racing Bulls driver had ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/the-peculiar-reason-behind-nico-hulkenbergs-barcelona-gp-retirement/10830437/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-F1&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>