Claire Williams reckons the likes of Jacques Villeneuve should keep quiet about Williams, especially as “they don’t know the full story.”

Williams’ fall from grace over the past few years has led to a rise in criticism, most notably – and vocally – from Villeneuve.

The last driver to win the World title with Williams, many of Villeneuve’s comments have been directed at deputy team boss Williams.

“The team is dead, there is simply no management,” he Motorsport-Total.com earlier this year, adding that choosing Claire over her older brother Jonathan was “big mistake.”

He continued: “When it comes to a team like that you first have to look at the top of the pyramid, the fish starts to stink on the head.