Daniel Ricciardo maintains he has no sympathy for drivers who damage their cars on Austria's raised kerbs after more incidents on Saturday.
Daniil Kvyat's scary Q1 crash was one of three different rear suspension failures caused by the kerbs at the Red Bull Ring, placed on the edge of the circuit to prevent drivers exceeding track limits. Ricciardo's teammate Max Verstappen complained about them on Friday after a failure of his own, while Lewis Hamilton called on the FIA to look for a solution after seeing teammate Nico Rosberg crash out of FP3.
However, Ricciardo thinks drivers are being rightfully punished for trying to use the run off areas to their advantage.
Asked if he had changed his mind after saying drivers should treat the kerbs like a wall on Friday, Ricciardo said: "Not really. I am honestly treating it like a wall. I know that if I hit it I am likely to have a damaged car.
"It is not like a bullying scenario, I am not laughing at them, at Danny or anyone that crashed, not at all. But for me I like that it is actually black and white. So many modern circuits, us drivers complain that you can run off and not pay a price, so this weekend we are paying a price.
"Sure the damage to the cars is quite severe, but it is the same if you hit a wall at a street circuit. In Baku I tore apart all the rear of my car [by hitting a wall]."
Ricciardo says the bright yellow kerbs -- which were a factor in Verstappen and Kvyat's crashes -- should not be difficult for his fellow drivers to see on the circuit, especially if they know where they are on the circuit.
"They are visible; it is not like we can't see them. They are high enough and they are bright. So I honestly think that they are doing a good job, and I think it is a good compromise to keep us on the track."