According to an RDS report, it seems the feud between the past and present in Canadian F1 driving has been re-ignited.
On Thursday, Lance Stroll was forced to address the comments that Jacques Villeneuve made to Sky Italia on March 31.
The former F1 legend Villeneuve thinks that Williams reserve driver Robert Kubica may be sabotaging the team in order to earn a promotion onto the race day grid after a disappointing weekend in Australia. Stroll finished 14th, while his new teammate Sergey Sirotkin was forced to retire.
"I find it difficult to classify the situation at Williams," Villeneuve told Sky Italia. "The only thing that could unlock the potential of the car was Kubica, and it is Robert who is the driver who drives the development of the car.
"It's possible that he's tuning the car so that it's hard to ride for the other drivers. His dream is to race again, not be a third man, I would not underestimate that, and I would do the same in his place."
After initially brushing off the question, stating that he was not aware of the Sky Italia story, Stroll did not hold back in dismissing Villeneuve's opinions.
"(Jacques) said last year that I was the worst rookie in F1, and the last time I checked, I got a podium, I jumped from the front row on the grid start (in Italy) and I collected 40 ranking points, three less than my teammate who had 16 seasons of experience. I do not listen anymore to what Jacques has to say.
"I have many other priorities on my list before I get to him," he added.
One of those priorities is working with the engineers to solve some of the engine problems that plagued him in Australia.
"For example, in the first lap, I had problems converting my engine from start to race, which made me lose a lot of power," the 19-year-old second-year driver said. "I was in 13th position, I believe, and as we know we cannot afford such mistakes at such a crucial time. I have to fix it as soon as possible. "
He also admitted that the car was "impilotable" at certain levels, "but these are issues that I prefer to discuss internally with the team members."
Stroll hopes for a better result this Sunday at Sakhir International Circuit, a track in which he was forced to retire last season after colliding with Carlos Sainz Jr. on the 13th lap. After the Bahrain Grand Prix, the drivers will travel immediately to Shanghai to race in the Chinese Grand Prix on April 15.
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