Rosberg and Hamilton agree to disagree

Winner Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany (R) and second placed team mate Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain (L) splash each other with champagne after the Austrian F1 Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring circuit in Spielberg June 22, 2014. REUTERS/David W Cerny

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS Belgium (Reuters) - Championship leader Nico Rosberg and Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton appeared at odds again, if not poles apart, on Thursday before renewing their Formula One title battle in Belgium.

Returning to work after the long August break, both drivers were asked about a "team orders" controversy that erupted at the previous race in Hungary.