Lewis Hamilton has said that Mercedes will get back on top after a difficult season in Formula 1 by their high standards.

The Silver Arrows have certainly been through a fair few challenges this year with their car proving pretty unpredictable but they still find themselves in with a shot of finishing second in the Constructors' standings, which underlines the effort they have put in this season to keep learning about their car and how to improve it.

It's that kind of work ethic that led them to eight straight world titles in the Constructors' championship, of course, and also seven Drivers' crowns and you can guarantee they won't be stopping until they get back to that level.

Hamilton backing a Mercedes return to glory

Lewis Hamilton ahead of the field at Zandvoort

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - SEPTEMBER 04: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W13 on track during the F1 Grand Prix of The Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on September 04, 2022 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Indeed, Hamilton will be keener than most to see that happen with him so close to a record-breaking eighth world championship, and he has said the team is going to learn a great deal from this tough year and come back with a vengeance:

"I look at it as a bit of adversity and I think that's where you can really gain strength," said Hamilton.

I think we've gained a lot of strength in depth. When you're winning all the time it's a wonderful thing but you don't gain a lot when you win.

"There are six races [left] so there's six opportunities and we will try to get a win, but if we do not do well, I do not think it is the end of the world.

"We will get back to the top."

Will Mercedes win before the end of this season?

MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 10: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W13 on track during final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 10, 2022 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Hamilton and co. have had a barren year and neither championship is going to be theirs this season but they have regularly said they learn most when they do not have success and so that could be a real warning for the rest of the field for 2023.

We have six races left of this campaign, meanwhile, and they will be keen for a taste of victory before the end of the year, with Austin tipped as a potential location that they could go really well at.

Given their season thus far, though, they won't be making any really firm predictions for the rest of the campaign.

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