The new Formula One season is underway as Max Verstappen seems to return to successful methods.
Verstappen caught it on pole throughout Friday’s earlier-than-usual qualifying on the Bahrain Grand Prix. It got here as little shock given Red Bull’s dominance in recent times, with the Dutch driver successful every of the final three world championships.
But it might shock F1 followers to be taught that Verstappen is at the moment the game’s highest earner, in line with figures revealed by Racing News 365. At the age of simply 26, the Dutchman is comfortably the best-paid driver on the paddock.
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He receives a staggering £45million-a-year in contract earnings alone. That is a whopping 4 occasions greater than the quantity team-mate Sergio Perez rakes in yearly, with the Mexican receiving £11m from Red Bull.
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, for a very long time the face of F1, follows Verstappen in second. The Ferrari-bound Brit, 39, is at the moment on a £40m contract at Mercedes.
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His soon-to-be team-mate Charles LeClerc receives nicely under that sum at £27m-per-season with The Prancing Horse. And in fourth place on the grid is McLaren sensation Lando Norris, 24, on £16m after extending his contract in January, which is sort of 4 occasions greater than team-mate Oscar Piastri’s.
Ferrari No.2 Carlos Sainz takes residence £9.5m-a-year, whereas Mercedes’ George Russell and two-time champion Fernando Alonso sit simply north of £14m. Valtteri Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo obtain £8m and £6m respectively.
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The remainder of the paddock carefully follows, however solely two drivers earn below one million kilos yearly. Yuki Tsunoda is on simply £800,000 at RB whereas Logan Sargeant of Williams receives the identical quantity.
Drivers apart, Mercedes workforce principal Toto Wolff tops the chief board in the case of the bosses, incomes nicely north of £10m-a-year, having signed a brand new contract in January. And Red Bull boss Christian Horner, who has been in cost since 2005, earns £8m regardless of popping out on prime in recent times.