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I didn't think Romain deserved a penalty at all for either incident. Unfortunately he's turned into a bit of a marked man due to many of his previous incidents and this is affecting the way in which any such racing incident is viewed. Similar to Hamilton during 2011 where he made mistakes but was also punished for mild errors. Fair play to Massa for suggesting he thought the penalty was totally unfair on Romain too.
I think Romain has potential to be a very good and exciting driver in the sport. We are in danger of suppressing his talents because he is too scared to make a move or race. I don't want to see a driver pulling out of moves or be intimidated by other drivers because he thinks he'll get a penalty. The stewards need to evaluate their approach and start introducing some consistency IMO. Its a big as I know.
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