Three DNFs in the final four races of the year saw Daniel Ricciardo slip to fifth in the standings behind Kimi Raikkonen, and almost into the clutches of his teammate Max Verstappen who had suffered his own reliability issues throughout the season. While fifth isn't too bad, it was down on the previous season when he finished third and scored 56 points more. Though in 2016 his average qualifying position was 4.19, the popular Australian taking pole in Monaco, this year he slipped to 6.1 his best qualifying performances coming in Italy and Singapore where he put the RB13 third on the grid. Indeed, it is his Saturday afternoon performances that Ricciardo believes cost him dear. 'I used to be...
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