McLaren duo not talking

Alonso was docked five places on the grid from his pole position for impeding his team-mates qualifying effort by holding him up in the pits and McLaren too were prevented from scoring constructors' points in the race as an extra punishment.

And British star Hamilton, 22, who admitted he did not let Alonso through when instructed earlier on during the session - probably causing the Spaniard's fury, said that no words have been exchanged by the pair, such is the ill-feeling.

"He doesn't seem to have been speaking to me since, so I don't know if he has a problem," said Hamilton, who inherited pole position following Alonso's penalty and went on to win the race while his team-mate was fourth.

"In terms of speaking to the team, I spoke to everyone, I have told everyone the situation, apologised if they feel I have done something against them but this is the way it is. It is higher than them if you know what I mean."

Team boss Ron Dennis has seen first-hand the way things have deteriorated since the North American double-header, after which Alonso admitted he was "not comfortable" with the balance within the team.

And he has now revealed that there is a distinct lack of trust between his pair, which was potentially the catalyst for the incidents in Hungary.

But he also insisted that it will not affect his determination to treat both drivers equally, despite it's affect on the Constructors' championship.

"There's a tremendous amount of tension in team and some mistrust too [between the drivers]," Dennis told ITV.

"It comes from having two drivers who are phenomenally competitive and who are heading the championship and looking for every advantage they can get in a system like ours that does not generate advantages.

"It's tough for us but we will not deviate away from equality. It's the foundation of the company.

Hamilton's victory was McLaren's sixth of the season and extended his championship lead over Alonso from two points to seven.

And with the nearest Ferrari rival, Kimi Raikkonen, now 20 points behind with only 60 still up for grabs, it seems that, barring a disaster in the next two races, the title will now be fought out between the pair.