Ricciardo admits his qualifying record is "pretty bleak" this season

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo used to have the reputation of excelling at qualifying, but the Aussie has struggled to be anywhere near his teammate Max Verstappen this season, being out-qualified 13 out of the 16 times.

In fact, since his pole position in Monaco, the 29-year-old hasn't qualified in the top five, meaning he's the slowest of the Big Three teams. That's concerning, to say the least, especially seeing how well he started the season, winning two of the first six races of the season in spectacular fashion.

"It's been pretty bleak," the Aussie admitted to GPfans.

The departing Red Bull driver has been accused of being checked out of his current team, simply riding out the season until he arrives at Renault after the year ends in Abu Dhabi.

However, Ricciardo explains that he's not expecting to stand near a podium next season, so he's making the most of the rest of his time at the Bulls, rather than riding the wave until the end of the year.