Daniel Ricciardo has shrugged off being beaten by Red Bull team-mate Daniil Kvyat in their first season at the team together.

Kvyat finished three points clear of Ricciardo in the drivers' standings as Red Bull ended the season fourth in the constructors' championship. Ricciardo announced himself as a serious contender by beating team-mate Sebastian Vettel last year, but insists he is not fussed about losing out to Kvyat this season.

"Obviously it would have been a nice little end of season box to tick to get more points than Dany but in the end I'm not going to lose sleep over it," he said. "Overall, the season wasn't bad. Sure the results didn't always come but looking back on it after a race you would sit with the engineer and you would analyse things and I learned a lot and I think a lot of the time it was better than it looked from the outside.

"I'm pretty pleased and I would love to go racing again next weekend but at the same time I'm sort of happy that the season is over and optimistic that next year will be better."

The team has struggled for performance with its Renault power unit all year, but has made clear progress with its chassis

"At the start of the season I thought it was both, a combination of chassis and power. I think we ended the season with a lot more feeling and confidence in the chassis and we just lacked the power mainly. I think if we get more power we will be very strong."