The signing of Lewis Hamilton last week shook the foundations of Formula 1 and, in particular, of Ferrari. The legendary Italian team has taken a step forward by announcing the arrival of its most successful driver today, who will replace Carlos Sainz from 2025 to form a pair with Charles Leclerc.
The Madrid driver accepted the decision with grace and sportsmanship, saying that “We still have a long season ahead of us and, as always, I will give everything for the team and for the ‘tifosi’ around the world“But we need to know the Monegasque opinion, which doesn’t seem very satisfied.
And that’s it, According to the newspaper ‘Corriere dello Sport’, both Leclerc and his entourage are “shocked and disappointed by Ferrari’s decision” because the team didn’t inform them of that massive move when they agreed to renew their contract a few weeks earlier.
Always according to the Italian newspaper, the Monegasque driver He decided not to show his anger in public “so as not to reveal signs of weakness.”
Ferrari tried on several occasions to sign Hamilton but he was always met with rejection. This time, that door has been opened and, according to the English press, they are all-in on their offer.
According to the ‘Daily Mail’, the Englishman could earn an astronomical figure at Ferrari: almost 100 million euros (85 million pounds) in many concepts. This figure will include earnings from other factors besides salary: sponsorships, image rights, bonuses and more. That is why the base salary per year that he will receive is still unknown.
It should be remembered that if we are talking only about salary, something that the ‘Daily Mail’ did not specify, Forbes ensured that the 7-time champion received approximately 50 million dollars in 2023.
In fact, according to the British newspaper, Hamilton currently earns a little more: 58 million euros (50 million pounds)close to the 45 salary and the 25 bonus that it is assumed that the current king of F1, Max Verstappen, receives in his long-term contract, to which we must add everything that the Dutchman took from image rights and other issues.
Source: La Verdad
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