The emotions have dropped a bit, because it is definitely the most interesting Formula 1 season in recent years. After many seasons of absolute domination, we finally have a worthy opponent for the British, Max Verstappen. The Dutchman literally only secured the championship in the last lap of the 2021 season, ending Hamilton’s long-term hegemony.
Hamilton will make the most by far. Verstappen is far behind the British
The full line-up of Formula 1 drivers for the 2022 season, which will start in March, is already known. All teams have already started intensive preparations for the next championships. Fans count on at least an equally interesting fight as in the previous ones.
In the break between the seasons, drivers’ earnings in the new season leaked. The full list has appeared on the racingnews365.com portal and, as you might have guessed, Lewis Hamilton was at its head, as in previous seasons. The British, despite the fact that he did not win the championship, will win as much as $ 40 million. This is almost twice as much as the new champion Max Verstappen will earn. The Dutchman can count on “only” $ 25 million.
Quite unexpectedly, Fernando Alonso was on the lowest step of the podium, taking only 10th place in the general classification of the previous season. Despite this, the Spaniard will win as much as $ 20 million. Yuki Tsunoda, who will not earn even a million, can count on the smallest amount of all drivers. The Japanese can count on $ 750,000.
The new Formula 1 season will kick off with the Bahrain Grand Prix scheduled for March 20.
A full breakdown of the salaries of F1 drivers in the 2022 season
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – $ 40 million
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) – $ 25 million
- Fernando Alonso (Alpine) – $ 20 million
- Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) – $ 15 million
- Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) – $ 15 million
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – $ 12 million
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – $ 10 million
- Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) – $ 10 million
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – $ 10 million
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) – $ 8 million
- George Russell (Mercedes) – $ 5 million
- Lando Norris (McLaren) – $ 5 million
- Esteban Ocon (Alpine) – $ 5 million
- Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri) – $ 5 million
- Alexander Albon (Williams) – $ 2 million
- Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) – $ 1 million
- Nicholas Latifi (Williams) – $ 1 million
- Mick Schumacher (Haas) – $ 1 million
- Nikita Mazepin (Haas) – $ 1 million
- Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri) – $ 0.75 million
Source: Sport
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