No winner’s trophy for McLaren in Hungary
The Briton was able to extend his lead of the drivers' championship over teammate Fernando Alonso to seven points here, but stewards on Saturday night ruled that his team should not score points for the constructors' chase due to the 'pit-gate' scandal.
McLaren would have scored 15 points, with Alonso finishing fourth after starting sixth — five positions lower than his pole position that was also stripped away by the Hungarian stewards.
Instead, Ferrari closed its constructors' deficit to McLaren from 27 to 19 points, with Kimi Raikkonen narrowly unable to beat Hamilton for the win despite setting the fastest lap of the race on the last tour.
Because McLaren was excluded from adding constructors' points on Sunday, stewards clarified that the winners' trophy would not be presented to a representative of the Woking based team on the podium.
McLaren have appealed the stewards' verdict.