Lewis Hamilton’s season has been a painful one so far. Mercedes are off the pace and are lacking behind Red Bull and Ferrari at the front of the grid.

However, the pain in results isn’t the only problem facing the seven-time world champion and his team that have dominated the sport for the last eight years.

The Mercedes W13 has been plagued with issues since pre-season testing, with some improvements, the porpoising has been easing with the Silver Arrows getting slightly quicker.

However, their problems reared their ugly head in Baku, despite a decent result given the Ferrari double DNF.

Hamilton took fourth place as his teammate, George Russell, took the final podium spot. The porpoising issues were visibly at their worst.

Both drivers had to fight with the W13 on Sunday to get the best result possible, but it left the 37-year-old a little worse for wear post-race.

The Briton struggled to get out of the W13 given the pain he was in with his back, leading to fans all over social media worried for him as it didn’t look good.

He did then take to social media to digest the race and talk about what happened. He shared the following post on Instagram:

It’s great to see him in such high spirits despite the frustrations in the Mercedes garage for all involved in the team and how bad his back was.

The longer it takes for Mercedes to get on top of these issues, the harder it is to see them involved in either championship, time is running out for the Silver Arrows to solve their problems.

As things stand, it looks like their run of eight Constructors' Championships in a row could be coming to an end unless they can rectify the W13 as soon as possible.