What do you think of F1's penalties and controversies?

Lewis Hamilton's disqualification from the Australian Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel's ten-place grid demotion in Malaysia and the uncertainty surrounding the results of the first two races of 2009 as a result of the contentious diffuser issue have cast a cloud over the start to the new Formula 1 season.

Claims, counter-claims and a raft of penalties have dogged the early part of the current campaign - one that is still only one race old - meaning much of the action has once more taken place off-track rather than on, something that was allegedly going to be a thing of the past after a particularly fractious 2008.

So now's your opportunity to have your say. What do you think of the way the 2009 F1 season has got underway? Do you believe the various penalties have been justified, and what is your stance on the diffuser situation?

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