Nicole Scherzinger enthusiastically cheers on boyfriend Lewis Hamilton while showing off her figure in white vest and skinnies

Struggling to Hush Hush! Nicole Scherzinger enthusiastically cheers on boyfriend Lewis Hamilton while showing off her figure in white vest and skinnies

By JESSICA EARNSHAW

PUBLISHED: 15:16, 9 April 2014 | UPDATED: 20:28, 9 April 2014

Cheering on from the pit lane, Nicole Scherzinger's enthusiasm was impossible to miss as she watched boyfriend Lewis Hamilton on Wednesday.

He may have triumphed in the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix on Sunday, however the singer couldn't resist showing her man some extra support as he took part in testing at the same circuit.

Sporting a large headset, the 35-year-old kept her enviable figure covered in a pair of skinny jeans as she stood in the sunshine.

She's Right There! Nicole Scherzinger looked casual as she cheered on boyfriend Lewis Hamilton at the Bahrain International Circuit on Wednesday

The former X Factor judge's appearance was much more casual than usual, however her hair, which was styled into loose waves, and make-up was immaculate as ever.

She teamed her denims with a plain white vest, before draping a matching, fishnet jumper over her shoulders.

Nicole couldn't resist adding some height to her ensemble, which came in the form of a pair of monochrome, wedged trainers. 

Arm-in-arm: Lewis Hamilton and Nicole Scherzinger looked loved up at the second day of the Formula One Testing at the Bahrain International Circuit on Wednesday

Scream if you wanna go faster! The singer watched on enthusiastically as she stood by the side of the track as the Formula 1 star tried out the course

Supportive: The 35-year-old showed off her trim figure in a pair of skinny jeans, which were teamed with wedged Nike trainers

That's her man: The singer was seen peaking out from the Mercedes pit-stop while waiting for Lewis to pull in

Spectacular spectator: Nicole wacthed Lewis as he took place at the in-season testing, just days after triumphing at the same track

She finished off her ensemble with a pair of brown sunglasses, a number of rings and simple silver bracelets.

At one point she could be seen raising her arms and clenched fists in the air as Lewis, 29, raced for Mercedes.

Her outing came just a day after Simon Cowell revealed the real reason behind her exit from the X Factor panel - a predicted clash between her and new judge Cheryl Cole. 

Biggest fan: Nicole could be seen peaking out from the Mercedes pit-stop while a member of the crew held a sign behind her

Keeping her fingers cross: Nicole teamed her trousers with a plain white vest, while draping a matching fishnet-style jumper over her shoulders

Listening in: The X Factor judge sported large headphones and a handset on her tight-fitting denims

In the pits: Her outing came just a day after Simon Cowell revealed the real reason behind her exit from the X Factor panel - a predicted clash between her and new judge Cheryl Cole

The music mogul has admitted in a new interview that he felt he had no choice than to say goodbye to Nicole following Cheryl's confirmation of her return to the ITV show.

He said: 'I didn’t think the two of them would work well together.'

The pair would previously have worked together on The X Factor USA in 2011, when Nicole hosted the programme alongside Steve Jones, but Cheryl was fired as a judge from the panel after just a few days - leading to a long-time feud with Simon which was only recently resolved.

Animated: The former Pussycat Dolls star couldn't resist throwing her hands up as she watched Lewis

Great win: Lewis celebrating his victory in Bahrain just days before, after having champagne poured over him

Anxiously waiting: Nicole is often spotted in the paddock at races cheering her partner on

Hot Stuff! The star's hair looked beautifully styled into loose waves, while she kept her eyes covered in tinted shades

Not happy? Nicole appeared to be frowning at one point as she stood in the hot sunshine

'Good morning #Bahrain': Nicole tweeted a snap earlier in the day as she looked out onto a luxury pool and beach

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Button and Perez are given license to duel as Vettel glides to win Bahrain Grand Prix

That's how you race! Button and Perez are given license to duel as Vettel glides to win

By JONATHAN MCEVOY

PUBLISHED: 14:40, 21 April 2013 | UPDATED: 00:28, 22 April 2013

My hero of this race was not standing on the top step of the podium but sitting agitatedly on the pit wall with a pair of headphones on his head.

To Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel, a commanding win in the Bahrain Grand Prix and a 10-point lead in the World Championship. But to McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh, laudation for profoundly standing up for true sport. His  valiant contribution came halfway through the race when his two  drivers, Jenson Button and Sergio ‘Checo’ Perez, were locked in an epic duel on the edge of perdition.

Button skilfully passed Perez, who soon clipped his team-mate’s car as he battled back. ‘He just hit me up the back,’ shouted Button down the radio. ‘Calm him down.’ But a few minutes later they were clashing again. Their wheels appeared to touch. Button, though annoyed by what he perceived as the over-enthusiasm of his adversary, held off the challenge manfully.

Happy days: Sebastian Vettel celebrates his victory in Bahrain

Same old story: Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean were in the top three in Bahrain again

What could Whitmarsh have done in these breathless encounters?

The easy option was to intervene with an order to stop racing each other and instead get the cars home without a scratch on them, the points safely accumulated.

But as he explained afterwards: ‘That is not the way we go racing, and you can’t change your philosophy halfway through a race.’

So he acted in keeping with the traditions of McLaren and, I believe, consistently with the best interests of motor racing.

Another victory: All eyes were on Vettel after he coasted to a fine win in Bahrain

Since the Malaysian Grand Prix last month, when Red Bull team principal Christian Horner tried unsuccessfully to stop Vettel racing against Mark Webber for the victory, a debate over the validity of team orders has raged. 

Yesterday, it was the decision taken by Whitmarsh — a silver-haired former British Aerospace engineer rather than a man-and-boy racer — that made the most eloquent case on behalf of those who cherish hard, fast, furious, though fair, competition all the way to the chequered flag.

What Whitmarsh allowed to  continue was perhaps the most captivating cameo of a race  sprinkled with incident, if devoid of a narrative by the infuriating number of pit-stops brought about by the increasing importance of tyre strategy.

Tussle: Jenson Button and Sergio Perez made contact as they raced in Bahrain

Duel: Button asked his team to calm Perez down after the Mexican clipped his team-mate from behind

Did Perez, new to the team and aged just 23, overstep the mark?

Whitmarsh thought so just once, when he clipped Button. It was a fair assessment, and one he made clear to his gung-ho driver within minutes of the end of the race.

Button was stronger in his rebuke — and, even if he was a  little too censorious, we must  listen to him because he was in the cockpit travelling at 185mph.

‘The racing was great out there,’ he said. ‘The only person that wasn’t was Checo. He was too aggressive, I would say.

‘At that speed, you don’t expect your team-mate to come alongside you and bang wheels. It was a bit of a surprise, and I’m probably not the only one that feels like that. That’s something you do in karting; normally you grow out of it.’

Leader of the pack: Vettel took early control of the Bahrain Grand Prix

All action: The drivers charged down to the first corner

The hope is that Perez can yet add a touch more maturity and guile, through personal experience rather than by being programmed by his masters on the pit wall.

The freedom he was afforded yesterday served another, more immediate, purpose. It allowed him to start to establish himself at McLaren, a daunting home with a trophy cabinet they measure by the metre. He proved to himself — and to Whitmarsh, who after the last race in China told him he needed to ‘use his elbows more’ — that he could be a worthy rival to Button, the 2009 world champion.

‘I think I was as aggressive as he was with me,’ said Perez, a Mexican. ‘But at one or two points, it was probably too much. We could both have ended our races.’

Aussie Rules: Mark Webber pulls away from McLaren driver Button

Train: Nico Rosberg didn't have the pace to stay in the lead and soon had a number of cars waiting to pass him

Perez finished sixth, his best result in four races for the team, and Button 10th after a fourth  pit-stop late on. Paul Di Resta was top Brit, fourth in his Force India while Lewis Hamilton came fifth, four places ahead of his Mercedes team-mate and pole-sitter, Nico Rosberg.

Only 28,000 people saw the race, while many more were stuck on roads around the circuit, victims of delays caused by the laborious checkpoint searches to stop anti-regime protestors entering.

The Crown Prince, whose  initiative this controversial grand prix was, nonetheless smiled broadly as he took his leave.

He was already thinking of next year’s race, telling me how he hoped it would be run under lights in the gloaming of evening.

How much progress is made  in this troubled land over the next 12 months will determine whether Formula One’s return here  will again be the subject of a  vexed debate. But, last night, Bernie Ecclestone’s travelling family left quietly.

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