Revealed: F1 2022 driver salaries – who was paid the most?
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A report by RacingNews365.com claims to have compiled a “complete overview” of the salaries of all 20 drivers competing in the F1 2022 season, with sources from within the paddock and across teams consulted “to make the list as reliable as possible”. It is perhaps no surprise to see both Hamilton and Max Verstappen sitting at the very top of the pile given they are F1’s most recent world champions.The eye-watering wages for Ferrari, McLaren and Sauber’s new F1 bossesWill Lewis Hamilton ever win another F1 world championship?Video of Will Lewis Hamilton ever win another F1 world championship?A previous ranking by Forbes named two-time world champion Verstappen as the biggest earner of 2022 thanks to a staggering bonus packet worth up to £17m ($20.3m). The below list only includes base F1 salary and does not include any other endorsements or bonuses.Reported F1 2022 driver salaries Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – $40m Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – $35m Fernando Alonso (Alpine) – $20mSebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) – $15mDaniel Ricciardo (McLaren) – $15mLando Norris (McLaren) – $15mCharles Leclerc (Ferrari) – $12mCarlos Sainz (Ferrari) – $10mValtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) – $10mSergio Perez (Red Bull) – $10m George Russell (Mercedes) – $5m Esteban Ocon (Alpine) – $5m Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) – $5m Kevin Magnussen (Haas) – $5m Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) – $1mMick Schumacher (Haas) – $1m Nicholas Latifi (Williams) – $1mYuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) – $750kRelated Verstappen’s warning to second drivers: “You can’t live in a fairytale world” “Motivation wasn’t there” – Chandhok makes Hamilton-Senna comparison
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