Highest paid f1 driver 2015

Each number corresponds to the drivers career earnings, including salaries and bonuses only. Highest paid formula 1 drivers in 2014 f1 drivers salaries. This puts him as forbess number 21 highest paid athletes. Fernando alonso has been one of f1s highestpaid drivers in recent decades. Max verstappen is the youngest driver to ever win a f1 race. Richest f1 drivers in the world salary, endorsements and more. In 2015 mercedes f1 team boss toto wolff told us that lewis is probably the only superstar in formula one and this has led to him becoming. The fivetime f1 champion is undoubtedly the highestpaid driver in the sports history. How much are indycar drivers paid for the risks of racing. In 2021, his contract will renew which means his earnings will increased. They drive openwheel cars at more than 200 miles per hour and navigate corners at blinding speeds. Mercedes are prepared to break the bank to keep lewis hamilton and could make the sixtime world champion the highestpaid f1 driver in history. Top 10 highest salaries of formula 1 drivers youtube. Racing elite has put together a definitive list of the salaries on the grid in 2019, check it out below.

And over the course of several decades, it most certainly has. Behind the shadowy billiondollar payouts of f1, nascar. Fernando alonso still highestpaid formula one driver in 2015. Racing in highlevel motorsports is expensive, especially when that motorsports series is formula 1. He is one of the most decorated formula 1 world champions of all time with four consecutive titles won between 2010 and 20 when his former team red bull racing was the dominant force in the sport vettel began his formula 1 career with bmw sauber, making his debut at the 2007 united states grand prix. Verstappen currently 5th highest paid driver in formula 1 2020 season. How many current f1 drivers are pay or semipay drivers. Hamilton is the highestpaid racing driver in motorsport but he is only. Top 10 highest paid formula 1 driver superstars richest. Daniil kvyat may be the sour loser to max verstappens victory. In the 2015 season, albon drove for signature in the formula 3 european championship and finished in seventh place in the driver standings.

Aman bansal in f1 aug 10, 2015 0 509 views german formula one racing driver sebastian vettel became the highest earner of 2015 calendar year when he signed up three year contract deal with ferrari. But it is because the young verstappen took his place at red bull racing team. Michael schumacher remains the wealthiest f1 driver of all time. You get to travel around the world and you get paid for speeding. Alonso highestpaid f1 driver at 35mn in 2015 english. The 10 highest paid formula 1 drivers celebrity net worth. Lewis hamilton became britains best paid sportsman in 2015 by signing a new contract that ensures he will stay at mercedes until at least the end of the 2018 season. Your favorite formula one drivers are still richer than. Fernando alonso remains the highest paid driver in formula one this year. Paddock magazine takes a peek at the 2015 formula 1 driver salaries. Who is providing the best value for money so far in 2015. He made his first career appearance at the indianapolis.

Sainz is the son of double world rally champion carlos sainz, and has been an f1 driver since 2015. He began f1 racing in 1991 and didnt retire until 2012, although he did take a four year break between 2006 and 2010. The cars are practically jet planes racing on land. When michael schumacher was there in ferrari then he was the. Here is the list of formula 1 drivers salaries for 20, the report shows that fernando alonso and lewis hamilton earns around 20 millions a. Vettel was the highest paid driver in 2014 when he was the reigning world champion.

He drove for art grand prix in the 2016 gp3 series. The highestpaid drivers in the world of auto racing. Ed carpenter of chf racing hit the wall and went airborne during the morning practice on pole day, may 17, 2015, for the indianapolis 500. Kimimatias raikkonen nicknamed iceman, is a finnish racing driver currently driving in. These are the highestpaid f1 drivers for the 2019 season. Formula 1 is one of the richest sports in the world and f1 drivers get paid handsomely, with salaries rivalling some of the richest footballers, golfers, and basketball players in the world. The icemans current deal with ferrari limits the endorsements he can hold, but back in 2009 he was named as the second highestpaid athlete in the world, ranking just behind tiger woods. Lewis hamilton becomes f1s highestpaid driver with. Before joining mclaren, sainz was with toro rosso 20152017 and then renault 20172018. A pay driver is a driver for a professional auto racing team who, instead of being paid by the owner of his car, drives for free and brings with him either personal sponsorship or personal or family funding to finance the teams operations. With this in mind, we compiled a list of the 10 highest paid formula 1 drivers of all time.

Another finnish driver valtteri viktor bottas is racing with mercedes in 2019. Lewis hamilton is by far the most extra driver on the grid, but even though he might pop up at a fashion event every now and then, hes not exactly the bad boy of racing. Valtteri bottass earnings is the number that unimpresses me the most. This may be done to gain ontrack experience or to live the lifestyle of a driver in a particular series when ones talent or credentials do not merit a. Alonso is the only spanish driver to win an f1 grand prix in the series history.

Sebastian vettel is a german racing driver who was born in heppenheim on 3 july 1987. Formula 1 f1 drivers salaries and yearly income 2015. Richest f1 drivers of 2019 formula 1 driver salaries. The 15 highestpaid formula 1 drivers in 2015 automobile. Ansa rome, june 2 fernando alonso will be the highestpaid formula 1 driver in 2015 but is set to be overtaken by british rival lewis hamilton next year, magazine business book reported. Formula 1 f1 drivers salaries and yearly income 2015 posted by. Fernando alonso the highestpaid f1 driver in 2015 af newsdesk june 5, 2015. Alonso is now comfortably top following his move to mclarenhonda.

You get to travel around the world throughout the entire season. An uptodate list of f1 driver salaries has been published, revealing just who is being paid what in 2015. However, i read an article recently about how there are many f1 drivers are basically only there because they come from rich families or are from countries where big corporations sponsor teams in exchange for putting one of their nationals in a car. The top ten richest formula one drivers of all time car keys. Mercedes to make lewis hamilton highestpaid f1 driver in. That is the claim of the latest edition of business book, having published a detailed salary ranking of every driver on. Rookie alexander albon is the lowestpaid driver on the grid, while robert kubica is bestpaid among drivers entering f1 in 2019 albeit the pole has plenty of f1 experience in the past, of course. Three f1 drivers in the forbes highest paid athletes list in 2018.

The spaniard sits second in the current f1 standings. Was watching movies like rush and senna and thought all these f1 drivers were rock stars. The 2015 fia formula one world championship was the 69th season of fia formula one motor racing. The same list in 2009 recorded him as the second highestpaid athlete. Top formula one drivers are some of the bestpaid athletes in the world, with. The top 5 highest paid formula one drivers of 2016 mancunian. He tops the 2017 list as the highest earning driver in motorsport. Its his last year contract with the red bull racing honda team. The 15 highestpaid formula 1 drivers in 2015 alonso, vettel, hamilton top the list. Lewis hamilton has become the highestpaid driver in the history of formula one according to research which reveals that his career earnings have. The salaries of the top f1 drivers are more than twice the biggest. Superstar racers like lewis hamilton and fernando alonso command huge salaries as they strive to cut seconds of lap times to help their team become the fastest. Johann crafford commented on october 18, 2019 at 11. Much like basketball and football, formula 1 has the potential to create millionaires.