Formula 1 Highest Paid-Drivers: Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton leads: Lewis Hamilton who drives for Mercedes tops the chart for highest salary. Max Verstappen who won his maiden Formula 1 title last year comes second after signing a bumper deal with Red Bull. Follow Formula 1 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Lewis Hamilton earns a whopping £40m yearly. He is the seven times F1 champion. Hamilton holds the most number of podium wins and Grand Prix races too. But Max Verstappen is just now £3m behind him after signing a bumper deal with Red Bull.
Formula 1 Highest Paid-Drivers: Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton top charts, World Champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull second – Check the top 10 list
Max Verstappen will now earn £37m yearly. This happened after he won his maiden Formula 1 title with Red Bull. It was the first for any Red Bull driver in nearly eight years. The last time any Red Bull driver won the title was in 2013 by Sebastian Vettel.
Max Verstappen has agreed a new multi-year contract with Red Bull with a signing announcement expected before the end of the week, Sky Sports News understands.
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) March 2, 2022
It was the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year where Max clinched his first F1 title. He overtook Hamilton on the last lap and gave it his all to the finish line. Although the race ended in controversy and the backlash Michael Masi got. Michael was then the race director and how has been replaced.
The first pre-season testing has finished in Barcelona where both the Mercedes driver topped the timesheet. Now, all eyes will be on the second pre-season testing in Bahrain. The second pre-season in Bahrain starts from 10th to 12th March. The season kicks off again in Bahrain with the first race taking place on 20th March.
Formula 1 Highest Paid-Drivers: Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton top charts, World Champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull second – Check the top 10 list
Max will then look to defend his title. The Dutch driver has also changed his number from 33 to 1. The third-place goes to Lando Norris who signed a bumper deal with McLaren. The Brit driver is just 22 and has signed a deal worth £10.5m.
Fourth place goes to the Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc who takes home £10.19m. Then comes McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo who also takes home £10.19m. Carlos Sainz of Ferrari is placed sixth and earns £7.28m. The veteran, Sebastian Vettel also earns £7.28m and is placed seventh in the list.
The other veteran in the form of Fernando Alonso is eighth in the list and takes home £6.55. The second Red Bull driver, Sergio Perez is placed ninth and takes home £4.5m. Last but not the least, Esteban Ocon of Alpine is placed in the tenth position. He takes home £4m.
Formula 1 Highest Paid-Drivers: Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton top charts, World Champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull second – Check the top 10 list
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