Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton after the Grand Prix of Portugal at Autodromo Internacional do Algarve (Imago)
Without any shade of doubt, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are the wealthiest drivers in F1 – but, who between them is richer?
Every one of the F1 drivers on the grid is loaded, but the difference between the richest and least wealthy is enormous. The top drivers in the grid earn a lot more than the bottom tier. However, the difference between the top two is quite minimal – so, let us take a look, at who is the richest driver in F1!
Max Verstappen might be one of the youngest drivers on the circuit but he has an estimated net worth of $60 million in 2022. This has been mostly due to his contract with Red Bull as he earns close to $25m per year. The deal was signed fairly recently and Verstappen is one of the top earners in the F1 paddock.
However, Verstappen is still some way off from the current wealthiest driver – Lewis Hamilton.
Lewis Hamilton has a massive net worth of $290 million, thanks to his incredible F1 career. He is one of the highest-paid athletes in the world, as of 2022. The salary Hamilton receives annually is estimated to be around a whopping $50 million per year. Plus, ‘the Billion Dollar Man’ earns $12 million from endorsements alone. So, Hamilton is the richest driver on the F1 grid.
Apart from Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen there are other drivers in the F1 grid who earn quite a fortune. Let us take a look at the other wealthy drivers in the grid.
Former world champion Fernando Alonso returned from retirement to race for Alpine. His long and prestigious career has earned him an enormous net worth in the region of £196million – which makes him the second wealthiest driver in the F1 grid, ahead of Max Verstappen.
Four-time world champion and former Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel has a net worth of £114million.The Aston Martin man may have dropped down the pecking order a little, but there’s no denying he’s right up there with the sport’s richest.
Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll is absolutely loaded, being the son of a billionaire dad of the same name. Lance Jr. has a net worth around £40million. His dad, meanwhile, has an estimated net worth of £2 billion.
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