Formula 1 is in a good moment of form, increasing its audiences year after year around the world and covering territories that until now seem unwilling to follow this event, such as the United States. It has grown tremendously and that is reflected in the millionaire salaries of its big stars, the pilots, which ‘Forbes’ revealed a few days ago. The prestigious magazine has revealed the salaries of the 10 highest paid drivers on the 2022 grid, with Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz, with Max Verstappen, two-time F1 world champion, as the kingpin. ‘Forbes’ revealed what these Top-10 pilots receive in salary, along with the extra millions they earn from signing bonuses in their contracts.
10
George Russell: $10 million
3 salaries and 7 bonuses
Perhaps, at Mercedes they should review the conditions of George Russell’s contract. The British driver, in his first year at Mercedes, did not disappoint and shone with his speed and tremendous perseverance. In his first 9 races with a Mercedes with a lot of problems, he was always in the top 5. And finally he finished the year in fourth position, with 275 points, 6 podiums and his first win (Brazil ). He overtook the more lost Hamilton, who finished 6th, 35 points behind George. At Mercedes they should start improving the conditions for George, because he receives less salary than Hamilton. According to ‘Forbes’, Russell earned 3 million a year as salary at Mercedes and took another 7 for performance bonus. A total of 10 million little known for a great star of the present and future.
9
Lando Norris: $11 million
5 salary and 6 bonus
Lando Norris, despite being the mainstay of the McLaren team in points (122 to only 37 for his teammate Ricciardo), according to ‘Forbes’, received 10 million dollars less annually in salary compared to Ricciardo, although regained some ground about the Australian with 6 bonuses he received. In total, Norris would have taken 11 million dollars from McLaren this 2022.
8
Carlos Sainz: 15 million dollars
8 salaries and 7 bonuses
Carlos Sainz, who has a contract with Ferrari until 2024, received, according to ‘Forbes’, an 8 million annual salary with Ferrari including a 7 million bonus. That is, a total of 15 million dollars, less in both concepts than his partner Charles Leclerc, who we see is somewhat better positioned in this salary list.
7
Daniel Ricciardo: $17 million
15 salary and 2 bonuses
Daniel Ricciardo did not live up to the expectations placed on him by McLaren, and in his second year with the Woking team he went into a slump, performing at a lower level than his teammate Lando Norris. The Australian came to McLaren as a star and an example of this is his salary: 15 million dollars a year plus two bonuses, that is, 10 million annual salary more than 5 received by Norris and 6 million more more than the British as a whole. salary and bonus. Norris finished 7th with 122 points and Ricciardo, 11th with only 37. Daniel was too expensive for McLaren with these poor results and the team decided to do without him services to sign a young talent like Oscar Piastri for 2023 that will allow your orange box can save a lot of money.
6
Sebastian Vettel: $17 million
17 salaries and 2 bonuses
Sebastian Vettel retired from Formula 1 in his final year at Aston Martin receiving an annual salary of $15 million, plus a $2 million bonus.
5
Charles Leclerc: $23 million
12 salaries and 11 bonuses
He is the best paid at Ferrari. Charles Leclerc, second in the 2022 World Cup and author of 3 wins this season, received 12 million salary this year with the Italian team including 11 bonuses, making a total of 23 million dollars.
4
Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez: 26 million dollars
10 salary and 16 bonus
He was key to Max Verstappen winning the title in 2021 and got his contract renewed until 2024. That contract allowed him to reach 10 million annual salary in 2022, to which 16 should be added million that he earned in the concept of ‘bonuses’ for their performances. Pérez is finally 3rd in the World Cup, with two wins in 2022 (Monaco and Singapore), 7 second positions and two third places. The Mexican received a total of 26 million dollars from Red Bull in 2022.
3
Fernando Alonso: 30 million dollars
30 salary, no bonus
Fernando Alonso showed a very high level at the wheel of his Alpine, recapturing his best version on the asphalt, bringing the French car to better positions than expected on many occasions. However, he was the driver on the grid who suffered the most reliability problems with his car and this greatly affected him in his final classification. Despite this, the Asturian showed why he continues to be one of the best paid for squeezing the weapons he has to the maximum. According to ‘Forbes’, the man from Oviedo has a salary at Alpine of 30 million dollars in 2022. Now, he is packing his bags to start his new project with Aston Martin.
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Lewis Hamilton: $55 million
55 salary, no bonus
The 7-time champion was relegated to second place in the ranking of drivers with the highest salary according to Forbes. This publication confirms that Lewis received a salary of 55 million dollars in 2022, but no bonus. The Englishman has won at least one race every year since his debut in 2007, but in 2022 he broke that streak and fell to zero, although he found himself overtaken by his teammate Russell in general classification and finished in 6th last position. The Briton did not achieve a single victory or any pole position, so he did not achieve the goals he could have set in his contract. Lewis Hamilton ends his contract in 2023 and has already said he wants to continue for several years at Mercedes, which is considered a team to consider for the whole of next year after re-emerging at the end of the course after the birth of his new 2022 car with so many complications.
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Max Verstappen: 60 million
40 salary + 20 bonus
Max Verstappen, after becoming world champion in 2021, signed a new contract with Red Bull at the beginning of this year until 2028 with a multimillion-dollar salary. The current champion, who won his second F1 title in 2022, receives, according to ‘Forbes’, about 40 million dollars a year, to which must be added the 20 million he receives as bonuses. The 25-year-old pilot, who won 15 of the 22 races of this course, will earn about 60 million dollars.
Source: La Verdad
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