David Coulthard insists he is not embarrassed that the junior branch of the Red Bull team has enjoyed more success this season.
Toro Rosso's Sebastien Vettel was the surprise winner at Monza earlier this month, upstaging Red Bull Racing's team of Coulthard and Mark Webber.
Vettel will replace Coulthard at Red Bull Racing next season with the 37-year-old Scot taking up a consultancy role with the team.
"Obviously we would like to be the Red Bull part of the team that's doing the winning, that's obviously the focus as a team," said the veteran driver.
"They've managed to get there before us but I don't think there's any embarrassment on our part.
"Four years ago they started a journey to take Jaguar - as it was in those days - and take them forward into being a winning constructor and ultimately to challenge for championships in the future.
"I think four years in, you can say the first part of that dream is being realised, just with a different part of the Red Bull organisation than our team.
"We just have to take that on the chin and realise that there are areas that we've got to improve."
"The difference between McLaren and Ferrari on a given weekend is no more or less than the difference between Toro Rosso and ourselves on a given weekend.
"If McLaren get beaten, they are not embarrassed, they focus on trying to improve their job and likewise for Ferrari."
Teams have been preparing for the unknown this week with practice for Formula One's historic first night race in Singapore beginning later today.
Heavy rain once again hit the city-state early this morning and Coulthard admits he is most concerned about the effects a downpour will have on visibility should it happen during the evening.
"I think the biggest thing really is if we have a downpour and knowing what it's going to be like in the spray with the light refracting through the water," he added.
"We don't know how much it's going to hang in the air, so that would be the most difficult thing."
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