Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo believes Formula One drivers need to face a deterrent while racing in order to avoid being "less than perfect".
A debate regarding safety in F1 was sparked after Bernie Ecclestone suggested the sport should artificially increase the element of risk by introducing walls around corners to prevent drivers from simply running wide. In Thursday's drivers' press conference in Mexico, drivers including championship leader Nico Rosberg were quick to dismiss the idea.
When asked what he prefers, Ricciardo replied: "It's tough because we always talk about safety but I think walls are actually pretty good. Even like Monaco, if you slide into the wall it's just there and that's it. I like the idea of walls that they are a permanent thing.
"It's like Lewis in Monaco when he was defending me and cut through the chicane, if there was a wall there, happy days, I win the race. I'm not a fan of the real open stuff, at least have something there that is a deterrent."
The Australian insists drivers should have to face consequences when going off circuit and admitted he has become frustrated by looking "less good" for not paying the price after a mistake.
"We always talk about it in driver briefings. Whether it's bringing some gravel back or these sort of speed bump kerb things are doing the job in some areas. So it's improving, but I think it's more when a driver can just run off wide and come back on track and not really pay a penalty.
"That's where it's a bit where you're like at least have some penalty to pay. At the end of the day if you go off wide, you lock a brake or whatever but you've missed the apex, you've made a mistake so you should lose some time for making a mistake.
"I think that's the thing that frustrates me more, it allows too many of us to be less than perfect and it makes us look less good as well if we're always making mistakes and not paying any penalty for it."