Ricciardo was asked what he thought of his championship finishing position:

I don’t see myself as the ninth-best driver on the grid. I guess if that’s if that’s what it is. I don’t look into it too much because I believe I’m better.

Do I want to be ninth for the next few years and have the excuse I’m better than ninth, and it’s just what it is? No. So I don’t like seeing myself in ninth.