Guenther Steiner criticizes Williams regarding their complaints about F1 infrastructure, labeling them as "crocodile tears."

"Some of them made errors by not investing in the team. It's nonsense to claim, 'Oh, we can't win races because we lack 75 five-axis machines. We only have 65,'" Steiner stated, clarifying his remarks were directed at Williams.

"In my view, Williams has been making the same claims for five years. I would like to examine their budget cap figures. Have they consistently spent to the limit? If, over five years, you haven't maximized your spending, who can you hold accountable? Yourself.

"You can't say, 'Oh, I was restricted from spending.' You can't because you didn't have the funds five years ago.

"You can't blame the system now. I believe a solution exists because I always seek a way out; if you approach the other teams and the FIA and express, 'Hey, we want to upgrade the factory and invest this amount of money,' you can receive the necessary permission.

Carlos Sainz, Williams

"It was similar with Aston Martin when Lawrence Stroll came in and expressed, 'I want to construct a new factory because this old Jordan facility is outdated and everything is obsolete.'

"He stated, 'I want to build a new wind tunnel.' They responded, 'You can create a new wind tunnel outside of the budget cap, but it cannot surpass the best wind tunnel currently in Formula 1.' You see?

"Negotiation is always necessary. It's not enough to say, 'Oh, they won't allow me to do it.' Just because they won't permit it shouldn't deter you from seeking alternatives. But the first step is demonstrating that you genuinely lack the same facilities and ensuring you have the funds to support your claims.

"It's crocodile tears because last year Williams projected, 'We're focusing on '26, and we'll be competitive.' But did James not recognize last year that he lacked the facilities to achieve that? He had to wait a year to discover that his facilities had gone without investment for five years."

Williams currently occupies ninth place in the constructors' championship with 11 points.