MARINA BAY, Singapore -- Daniel Ricciardo still believes he can win the Singapore Grand Prix despite qualifying third on the grid on Saturday.
Following a strong performance in Friday practice, Ricciardo was hoping to embark on a "dominant weekend" ahead of championship rivals Ferrari and Mercedes. But when it came to the final session of qualifying, Sebastian Vettel put together an unbeatable lap time and Ricciardo was also beaten to second place by teammate Max Verstappen.
Asked if he still felt he could win on Sunday, Ricciardo said: "Yeah. I still believe so.
"Today, I'll accept a little bit of defeat but there's still a lot to play tomorrow.