Re: HAM vs ALB, I've seen this situation so many times in GT Sport, on this particular corner (and many other similar corners). Been on the outside and inside. Have passed and have been passed cleanly or sent to Narnia. Basically, in any close racing situation, there are 2 types of drivers which will determine the outcome:
1) I'm going to place my car anywhere I want, and it's up to the OTHER driver to not crash into me.
2) I'm going to assume everyone is Maldonado/Grosjean, and I'm going to take responsibility and AVOID contact at all costs.
If both are type 1 drivers, chance of contact is almost certain. If both are type 2 drivers, then you'll have an epic close race. If one is type 1 and the other is type 2, that's where other factors come in. Now Lewis is probably one of the best wheel to wheel racers this generation, and it's very rarely that he makes contact (ironically, the last 2 have both been Albon). Albon is a young driver, and clearly he wants to impress and wants that first podium/win, but I also feel he's one of the safer drivers on the grid.
Now the incident itself, HAM is clearly outgunned here, being on the deteriorating harder tyres. Albon is going to get past him sooner or later. But he wouldn't be a 6x WDC if he just lets people sail pass, so he has every right to defend. Albon on the other hand, knew he has a much faster car at that point and could have waited another lap, or another safer corner to pass. He still has 10 laps IIRC and he could have easily caught up to Bottas even then. Unfortunately, Albon forced the pass, and Lewis forced the defence. In a non open wheel car they would've rubbed fenders and moved on. But in this case their tyres overlapped and Albon goes sbinalla.
Could Albon have moved more to the left and given Lewis more space? Yes, but as you all know if you've driven here in a sim that kerb is super slippery under power and it ends quickly, which means Albon could end up spinning and crashing into Lewis, or understeering into the grass (exactly like Valtteri in quali).
Could Lewis have overslowed the car on entry, so he doesn't run as wide on exit? Yes and I believe with all his experience he should know this was already a lost corner AND he should also account for the extra understeer from being on dirty line/tighter line/loss of downforce from being close to another car. But as I said above, he wouldn't be a 6x WDC with that kind of mindset. Having said that knowing his history with Albon in Brazil, he should be extra careful not to do a repeat.
So it's a tough decision. I can see both viewpoints of penalty vs racing incident. At the end of the day we can analyze all we want but these things happen in a split second and I always go by my gut feeling. Personally I would say 51:49 more in favour of penalty, taking into account everything I said above plus because Albon's car is already more than half past Lewis when the contact occurred, so really that "battle" is truly over for Lewis. In any case, we all know Albon's engine expired so it doesn't matter in the end, but at least we get a Norris podium and a bigger points advantage to Bottas to make this season (hopefully) not be another Lewis washout.
Just my 2 cents as an armchair "expert"