Williams have faced plenty of grief over their driver choice since it was announced. But
Claire Williams knows their problems are so bad, even the best driver wouldn't be able to improve results.
The FW41 has picked up just four points this season. An honest Claire Williams confirms she knows how deep the problems are in her interview with the BBC.
"Put Lewis in our car, and I'm not sure he could have made a huge amount of difference. I feel sorry for Lance and Sergey. The car just doesn't have the performance."
Robert Kubica has proved he couldn't have done much better. Kubica has been involved in a few practice sessions during the season and hasn't got anything more than Stroll and Sirotkin have managed.
The daughter of Sir Frank Williams went on to defend her drivers and take the blame.
"They have had an enormous amount of criticism levelled at them, and that is somewhat unfair," she added.
“They have not been able to show the talent they do have and we wouldn’t put drivers in the car if we didn’t think they had some talent."