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Lewis Hamilton 's hopes of winning a record-breaking eighth Formula 1 world championship in 2022 already look bleak, but a change to Mercedes ' design could help turn the ship around.

Despite a mixed pre-season, prospects appeared promising when Hamilton and George Russell finished a respective third and fourth at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Those hopes suffered a setback when the former placed 10th in Saudi Arabia this past Sunday, however, with Hamilton failing to progress past a first qualifying session for the first time since November 2017.

That served as damning evidence that Mercedes' W13 sits some way off the pace being set by Ferrari —who currently have Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz sat in the top two—and reigning champion Max Verstappen. But German magazine Auto Motor und Sport has reported a new spin on the car's rear-wing design could play a hand in catapulting them back to the head of the field.

The W13 attracted widespread interest in pre-season, and the 'sidepod-less' design was dubbed revolutionary by some, with fears it may even not fit regulations. Nevertheless, the manufacturer has struggled more than most in tackling ground effect and the porpoising issue almost