Lauda 'sets record straight' on Hamilton comments


Formula One - Canadian Grand Prix- Qualifying Session - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 11/6/16 - Mercedes F1 drivers Lewis Hamilton of Britain (L) and Nico Rosberg of Germany are seen. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

LONDON (Reuters) - Mercedes denied on Wednesday that Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton trashed his room in a fit of anger after a qualifying crash and lied about the state of his relationship with German team mate Nico Rosberg.

The team was responding to comments made by non-executive chairman and shareholder Niki Lauda, a retired triple world champion, during a discussion show on Austria's Servus television last week.

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