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Thu 09 Sep 2007McLaren fined and stripped of pointsFormula One: McLaren has been stripped of it's constructor points and fined €72 million by the World Motor Sport Council after fresh evidence emerged in the spy scandal that shook Formula One earlier this year.Mercifully for drivers Lewis Hamilton and defending champion Fernando Alonso no sanction was imposed on either car.  The pair are just three points apart in the championship race with four grands prix remaining.