Lauda 'sets record straight' on Hamilton comments

By Alan Baldwin 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. The channel is owned by Red Bull, whose billionaire boss Dietrich Mateschitz and his motorsport consultant Helmut Marko are close to fellow-Austrian Lauda despite their Formula One rivalry.
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