Stroll: Drivers are "easy to blame"

Williams are having a torrid time in F1 this season, scoring only four points. Lance Stroll has now hit back at people who have been claiming that their inexperienced driver line-up is part of the problem.

Canadian Stroll is the source of Williams’ points this season, courtesy of a eighth placed finish at the chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the scene of his maiden and only podium finish in F1 in 2017.

Stroll and his team mate Sergey Sirotkin make up the least experienced driver pairing on the grid, with only 44 race starts between them.

Russian Sirotkin has a best finish of 13th in a difficult first F1 season for him, but Stroll believes that the drivers are not to blame for Williams lack of points.

Stroll said in an interview with Autosport: “I’m not entirely sure what the public perception is.

Stroll scored points on seven occasions during his debut season in the sport, scoring 40 points and finishing 12th in the championship standings, only one place and three points behind his far more experienced team mate Felipe Massa.

This has led to Stroll denying that experience has affected their season.