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Villeneuve says Williams "sold his soul to Lawrence Stroll" and shoots: "They do everything to help his son"
Jacques Villeneuve once again attacked Williams and the Stroll family. In an interview, the 1997 world champion criticized the position of the team for which he won the title, saying that Williams has now sold his soul to Lawrence Stroll, Lance's father.According to Villeneuve, Williams' focus has changed completely. From racing games, the team went to work exclusively to help Lance Stroll."It's very sad what happened to the team for which I was the champion in 1997. Before, they lived only to race, now Williams has sold his soul to the millions of Lawrence Stroll, all they seek is to help his son any way, "the world champion told the German magazine 'Auto Bild'.For the retired Canadian driver, Williams can not even draw great conclusions about the quality of the 2017 car."Even Felipe Massa, who was almost retired, was faster than Stroll. That's why Williams has no idea if he had a fast car this year," he continued.Jacques also decided to comment on the situation of other teams of the world championship. For the Canadian, it's good to keep an eye on Red Bull in 2018."I did not think that Verstappen would grow so much, it would mature so much that it could already be a champion, but it has grown." Red Bull closed the championship with the best car on the grid, even if Renault were far from ideal. Daniel Ricciardo, they have the best pair of drivers on the grid, the two can be champions, "he said.Another team that, in Villeneuve's view, is expected to grow in 2018 is Renault, strengthened with the arrival of Carlos Sainz.
"Nico Hülkenberg, in general, has had good performances, and in 2018 Renault have to go a step further, now they have two drivers, and with Sainz they can score with both cars straight."


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