By BEN TODD

'Amicable': Lewis Hamilton and Nicole Scherzinger have ended their relationship after four years together

Lewis Hamilton and Nicole Scherzinger have split up.

The 26-year-old F1 racing driver - who is seven years younger than his erstwhile girlfriend -decided to call time on their relationship because their conflicting work schedules meant they were seeing less and less of each other.

The sportsman and Miss Scherzinger - who rose to fame as part of the Pussycat Dolls pop group - had been dating for four years.


Conflicting schedules: While Nicole is a judge on X Factor USA, driver Lewis races for McLaren

A friend said: ‘They are still very good friends and it was an amicable split, but they just decided it was impossible to keep the relationship going with such conflicting work schedules.’

The Hawaiian-born singer is part of the judging panel on X Factor USA, alongside Simon Cowell.

As a result, she is based in Los Angeles, California.

Hamilton, meanwhile, travels all over the world as one of the leading drivers in F1.
Yesterday, he was at an event for his driving team Mclaren.


Happier times: The pair were said to have got engaged earlier this year

source told how he was in ‘good spirits’ at the event.

The couple started dating in 2007 after meeting at the European Music Awards in Munich.

Miss Scherzinger, 33, was by his side as he was crowned world champion in Brazil in November 2008.

But they spent increasing amounts of time apart due to their busy careers.
Hamilton is based in Switzerland while Miss Scherzinger lives in Los Angeles.


Single: Nicole was last pictured arriving at Los Angeles International airport on October 14 after flying in from New York


source: dailymail