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Boullier argues Grosjean's penalty too harsh

Lotus team principal Eric Boullier believes the race stewards were too harsh when they chose to penalise Romain Grosjean with a drive-through for what he described as a "brilliant move". The Frenchman came up behind Felipe Massa and eventually passed around the outside at turn four. However in doing so, he ran slightly wide and all four tyres crossed the white line. The FIA justified their penalty in a statement, saying the "move would not otherwise have been possible," had he remained within the boundaries. Boullier however believes the drive-through was too harsh for what was ultimately avoidance driving as he would have hit the Ferrari of Massa had he not run wide....
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