ricciardo failed to finish in the , but managed to record his first points of the 2014 season at the , where he finished fourth, after starting in 13th position. by winning at the , ricciardo became the fourth australian to win a grand prix in formula one, joining jack brabham, alan jones and mark webber. his victory in canada broke the chain of six mercedes victories that marked the beginning of the 2014 season. ricciardo impressed many by beating vettel throughout the first half of the 2014 season, and after a clean and tight battle between ricciardo and fernando alonso at the , alonso described ricciardo as 'unbelievable' and "very, very smart, very respectful".