Calm before the storm: Wolff and Horner shake hands before title showdown

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff and his Red Bull rival Christian Horner put on a display of sportsmanship ahead of the Formula One title showdown at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, after months of trading bitter barbs.

Facing the media with the constructors' championship trophy between them, the pair shook hands not once but twice, taking some of the sting out of the tension that had built up between their two feuding teams.

"We're competing for two of the biggest trophies in sport, of course the competition is intense," said Horner.

"It would be totally fake to sit here and say how much we love each other... Because I'm not going on holiday with you after this weekend," he added turning…