The seven-time world champion endured another tough campaign that marked his second season in a row without a single victory, as Mercedes went winless for the first time since 20🐭11. 

Hamilton and Mercedes are pinning hopes of a revival on a brand new car concept ﷺwith their W15 challenger, which the 38-year-old Briton hopes will be a clean slate after back-to-back flawed designs. 

"There have been a few positives, such as getting pole position in Budapest, which we didn't think was going to be possible when I first drove the car," said Hamilton, who finished third in the championship behind t🍨he Red Bull pair.

"The upgrade that we saw in Austria, and the fact that with a couple more laps, we could have been in shooting range🧜 for a win, shows that we are slowly morphing this car into a more competitive machine.

"It's gotten mor༺e enjoyable to drive, and to be in a position where you actually go forwards rather than backwards.

"It's been positive, but it is still not fundamentally a winning car, and that is what we've got to﷽ change next year.

"The dream is to make s🦩ure that when we start in February next year, the car is not a replica of this year's car and feel exactly the same - but i am pretty sure that's not going to be the case.”

Hamilton has conceded Mercedes are under ๊a “huge amount” of pressure to ensure the team do not get their car wrong for a third straight year. 

He also admitted to feeling frustrated that Mercedes d🥃id not🅷 listen to his concerns about the development of their W14 car. 

"I'm sure there were frustrations🐎, because I had asked for certain changes, and they weren't done,” he told the💎 BBC. 

"Noജ-on⛄e knew exactly what the problem was. No-one knew how to fix it.”