Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton has joined the race to buy Chelsea and bids for the football team: The seven-time Formula 1 champion, Lewis Hamilton has joined the race to buy famous English club Chelsea. Alongside popular tennis star, Serena Williams, Hamilton has joined the Sir Martin Broughton consortium for the takeover of Chelsea. Follow Formula 1 updates on InsideSport.IN.
His professional income to date totals up to an astounding $477m (£365m) over the 15 seasons he has enjoyed driving with McLaren and Mercedes, with up to £5m coming from add-ons.
Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton joins bid to BUY Chelsea, but how RICH is he? Check out NET WORTH of the Mercedes driver
Hamilton’s first mega-money contract was with Mercedes in 2013. However, a new agreement was granted to him in 2015, to remain for the rest of the 2018 season. This is where he truly started to get more cash flow than before as it saw him procure more than £100 million throughout the span of three years.
Away from his profession, it is likewise assessed that Hamilton procures an additional £8m- £10m every year through endorsements. In 2018, he launched an apparel line, TOMMY X LEWIS, during New York Fashion Week with American style fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger.
My new #TommyXLewis collection drops soon! Get a first look at Season 4 here https://t.co/3Id7RzU5ME.
Which pieces are you pumped for? 🔥@TommyHilfiger pic.twitter.com/9PCJQ7aj2E
— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) January 21, 2020
Hamilton additionally brings in a lot of cash through a number of various different renowned brands which include Qualcomm, L’Oreal, Union Bank of Switzerland, Puma, Bell Helmets, MV Augusta Motorcycles, Monster Energy, IWC, Sony, Bose, and Petronas. Meanwhile, he is also the face and official representative of the Gran Turismo Sport game as well.
Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton joins bid to BUY Chelsea, but how RICH is he? Check out NET WORTH of the Mercedes driver
His most noteworthy earning came from Bose, where he agreed to a $3.2m-a-year (£2.4m) long haul deal back in 2012. However, that deal is no more in place as it ended this year only. His highest-paying brand endorsement deal is now with Petronas, as petroleum monster has joined forces with Mercedes and pays an enormous $65m (£49m) for him to wear the brand’s name higher on his race suit and at the rear of his jacket.
The Brit star lives in Monaco and furthermore has three different properties in New York and London, worth a joined $67m (£51m), as well as Geneva. In 2019, Hamilton listed one of his two New York properties for $57m (£43m) in the wake of getting it for $43.9m (£33.5m) in 2017, ultimately selling it for $50m (£38m) in December last year. He purchased his other New York penthouse for $40.7m (£31.1m) in 2019.
Back in England, Hamilton possesses a four-story mansion with six rooms in Kensington, West London that was built in 1860 and is valued at $25m (£19m). Meanwhile, he invested $30m (£22m) into the Grenada Hotel organization. He has a gigantic enthusiasm for cars, where he claims a Ferrari, Mustangs, Mercedes and that’s only the tip of the iceberg, and style. The F1 driver additionally claims a $16m (£12m) Bombardier 605 Challenger Jet.
Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton joins bid to BUY Chelsea, but how RICH is he? Check out NET WORTH of the Mercedes driver
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