Life hard off the grid

LEWIS Hamilton says maintaining his relationship with Nicole Scherzinger “hasn’t been easy”.

The F1 driver has admitted he sometimes struggles with the long-distance nature of his relationship with his pop star girlfriend.

Speaking about their romance, the 29year-old said: “It’s not been easy – she lives in LA, I live in Monaco and I’m travelling a lot for work. Juggling your schedule to meet with the other is very hard.”