Ricciardo has won six races since being promoted from Toro Rosso to the senior Red Bull set-up in 2014, yet the group have not possessed the capacity to vie for the title.
They have to a great extent been kept down by motor provider Renault, with whom Red Bull have persevered through a peevish relationship for quite a while in the midst of disappointment at the French organization's failure to coordinate the power-units of Mercedes and Ferrari.
Ricciardo, conversing with Australia's Channel 10, stated: "Clearly the win helps however in the event that we were completing 6th each race this year, at that point that is not the most appealing choice to me."
Asked whether he felt Red Bull could be title contenders this season, Ricciardo stated: "I believe it's still too soon to state yes. We won at the end of the week yet we have to win frequently to sort of demonstrate that.
"On the off chance that we turn out and win again in two weeks in Baku then I'll most likely say yes."
Ricciardo won a silly race in Azerbaijan a year ago, yet on paper Red Bull are probably not going to rival Mercedes and Ferrari on account of the track's mile-and-a-half-long straight