Lewis Hamilton says it will be "interesting" to see whether the Formula One hierarchy will be affected by the new rules coming into force at the French GP.

The seven-time world champion has been facing many quibbles at the wheel of his W13 this season, while the victories are with Ferrari and Red Bull.

Mercedes is struggling hard to understand why its car is so difficult to tame, but suggestions that the top teams have discovered a clever trick with their boards have given Hamilton new hope.

As part of the FIA's new technical directive against kicks that will come into effect at the French GP, the board under the car can only flex 2mm across its entire length, with some tolerance (10%, rumor has it) being allowed.

The wording is slightly different from the original rules, which prevent the board from flexing at only three measurement points - leading to speculation that Ferrari and Red Bull's boards are flexing at points not measured by the FIA.

"I am praying every day. I'm definitely hopeful that we can improve and I know everyone is working very hard," Hamilton told .

"There are some things going on behind the scenes with the floorboards, all kinds of things. It will be interesting to see how that affects everyone."

While some F1 figures, like Christian Horner, are against mid-season rule changes, Hamilton thinks the pain he felt during the Azerbaijan GP proved to the FIA that it was necessary.

It was after that race that the federation made the decision to act, and starting from the French GP weekend, teams can be disqualified if their car bumps severely or too often.

"I'm dying for the day when I get in the car and don't have any bumps," Hamilton continued. "There have been times when it was so severe that you had to take your foot off on the straight. It's a different kind of challenge. In the race, you can't take your foot off."

"You're thinking about the points for the team and how much each step in the championship means for everyone you work with. So you just grit your teeth and face it."

"It's the first time in my career that I've looked at a setup and decided to just live with a problem. It's an unusual scenario."

"It took me three weeks to feel good again, but fortunately it was nothing to do with the discs, it was all muscle. I had a lot of needles sticking in my back!"