McLaren F1 team out of constructor's championship

McLaren have been fined $100m (€71.9m) and will lose their points in the constructors’ championship as a result of the Formula One spy scandal.

The World Motor Sport Council will not dock the points from their drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso.

Following a 10-hour meeting at the FIA headquarters in Paris a statement read: "The WMSC have stripped Vodafone McLaren Mercedes of all constructor points in the 2007 FIA Formula One world championship and the team can score no points for the remainder of the season.

“Furthermore, the team will pay a fine equal to $100m, less the FOM (Formula One Management) income lost as a result of the points deduction.

“However, due to the exceptional circumstances in which the FIA gave the team’s drivers an immunity in return for providing evidence, there is no penalty in regard to drivers’ points.

“The WMSC will receive a full technical report on the 2008 McLaren car and will take a decision at the December 2007 meeting after what sanction, if any, will be imposed on the team for the 2008 season.”