From correspondents in London, England, 12:30 PM IST

Nicole Scherzinger, lead singer of Pussycat Dolls, claimed she nearly collapsed with excitement when her boyfriend, Lewis Hamilton, won the Formula 1 World Championship.

According to contactmusic.com, Hamilton won the 2008 World Title at Sao Paulo, Brazil Sunday.

Scherzinger said: 'Lewis is a fantastic driver. Where the winner mentality comes from, god only knows, because he gave him the gifts. I nearly collapsed with excitement when he came through on the last lap. I couldn't calm down, nor could (Hamilton's brother) Nicholas - we just both kept screaming at each other.'

(Staff Writer, © IANS)