The British edition of The Sun has published the salaries of Formula 1 pilots in the 2021 season on its website. The list includes the ten highest-paid riders. The seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton topped the rating, having signed a new one-year contract with Mercedes the day before.
It is worth noting that Red Bull will pay a total of £ 22.57 million ($ 31.1 million) to Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. This is more than Ferrari will spend on Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz’s services – £ 17.47 million ($ 24.07 million).
Top 10 salaries of Formula 1 pilots in the season 2021 according to The Sun:
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – £ 40 million ($ 55.12 million)
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – £ 18.2 million ($ 25.08 million)
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – £ 10.19 million ($ 14.04 million)
- Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) – £ 10.19 million ($ 14.04 million)
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – £ 7.28 million ($ 10.03 million)
- Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) – £ 7.28 million ($ 10.03 million)
- Fernando Alonso (Alpine) – £ 6.55 million ($ 9.03 million)
- Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) – £ 5.82 million ($ 8.02 million)
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull) – £ 4.37 million ($ 6.02 million)
- Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) – £ 3.64 million ($ 5.02 million).
