I actually kind of agree with a penalty, but think the penalty was more of a "leaving the track and gaining an advantage" which often comes with a "give the position back" penalty. Had they done that, Vettel would have had a chance to come back. They used to give this penalty much more often than I've seen it in the past 3 years. I think that would have been more appropriate.
The fact is, Vettel screwed up, and Hamilton had to take avoiding action costing him the place to Vettel.
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