Revealed: F1's 10 highest-paid drivers in 2023 including Lewis Hamilton's new contract

Max Verstappen unsurprisingly took home the most money from his dominant F1 2023 season but Lewis Hamilton wasn't far behind.
The podium (L to R): Fernando A
The podium (L to R): Fernando A

Top 10 driver paydays in 2023

  1. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen - $70m (salary $45m, bonuses $25m)
  2. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton - $55m (salary $55m, bonuses $0)
  3. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso - $34m (salary $24m, bonuses $10m)
  4. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez - $26m (salary $10m, bonuses $16m)
  5. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc - $19m (salary $14m, bonuses $5m)
  6. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris - $15m (salary $5m, bonuses $10m)
  7. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz - $14m (salary $8m, bonuses $6m)
  8. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell - $9m (salary $4m, bonuses $5m)
  9. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pierre Gasly - $8m (salary $5m, bonuses $3m)
  10. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri - $8m (salary $3m, bonuses $5m)

These figuresꦬ were reported by at the conclusion of Verstappen's third championship-winning se🌠ason in a row.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 driver salaries plus bonuses from their teams are not their only earnings (they also pocket money through sponsor𓆏ships and marketing activities) but these numb𓃲ers are estimated solely on their on-track earnings.

The top 10 drivers raked in $258m combin꧃ed this year, a reduction from&nbs🐟p;$264 in 2022.

Verstappen's huge bonuses, having won 19 grand✱s prix, made a huge diffe🍒rence.

But Hamilton is reportedly on a bigger base salary than Verstappen. Although he didn't claim a penny in bonuses aft🌳er a second winless yea🌼r.

Verstappen can probably hope for a raise from Red Bull after his record-breaking year, while Hamilton penned a new contract with Mer𝄹cedes midway through 202💧3.

“Clearly that is a big differentiator today, that big teams can just offer much bigger salaries to drivers,” Mer⛦cedes team principal Toto Wolff told Forbes.

Haas’ Guenther Steiner added: “Once the cost cap starts to work even bett💎er than now, and I’m saying it’s already working g⭕ood now, the driver will have more of an impact again.

“And⛎ obviously the pr♉ice for the drivers will go up.”

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