 With the Sporting Regulations amended to allow Honda to supply an extra engine without penalty , McLaren opted to use it in Hungary , where the tight confines of the Hungaroring and lower demands on outright power were expected to benefit the MP4 @-@ 30 . Despite further reliability problems preventing the car from reaching the final qualifying session as the team expected , both Button and Alonso expressed satisfaction with the feeling of the chassis and the team 's development , describing it as their best weekend of the season . The team went on to record their first finish with both cars in the points after Alonso finished fifth and Button ninth , and the team went into the summer break with seventeen points , five points behind Sauber in the World Constructors ' Championship . 
