Lauda and Wolff hold hands amid talk of strife


Formula One - F1 - Singapore Grand Prix 2015 - Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore - 19/9/15 Mercedes' Toto Wolff before qualifying Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Hoch Zwei Livepic/Files

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff and the Formula One team's non-executive chairman Niki Lauda walked hand-in-hand in the Abu Dhabi paddock on Saturday in response to reports there was no love lost between them.

The joking gesture came after the two Austrians, attending a meeting of engine manufacturers, had expressed some surprise at rumours of a perceived rift at the top of a dominant team celebrating retaining both world championships.

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