Who is the highest-paid driver in the world?
At the moment, there is no doubt that it is definitely Verstappen of F1, who earns $70 million a year and is the world's highest-paid driver in recent years.
The second place is his old rival Hamilton, who also earns more than $55 million a year, and the third place Alonso is $31 million!
F1 driver salary revealed: Verstappen leads, and there are commercial endorsements in addition to base salary
Note that the income mentioned above is only their base salary in F1.
does not contain a variety of commercial endorsements, as well-known racing drivers, they are also the darlings of many commercial companies or car manufacturers, and all kinds of endorsements are soft.
If you count their commercial endorsements, then Verstapane's annual income starts at least 150 million ~ 200 million US dollars!
Many people who don't know about F1 will question this income, is it too high?
That's because there are some people who don't understand the gold content of F1!
The world of top-tier racing for 20 people: F1 drivers are world-class in physicality and earn incredible incomes
F1 is the abbreviation of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, which is known as the "world's three major sports events" together with the Olympic Games and the World Cup.
Don't forget, there are only 20 people in the world who can drive such a top car, and there is only one person in China for so many years!
Their physical fitness is world-class, to be honest, if ordinary people don't talk about F1, even if they sit in F1, their bodies may fall apart directly, but they can be unscathed in very fierce races!
It's no wonder they can earn so much money in a year.
However, their success requires a great deal of talent, hard work, and a lot of money. If you want to become an F1 driver, you need not only world-class physical strength, endurance and physical fitness, but also extraordinary reaction speed and superb driving skills, as well as the ability to stay calm in high-temperature, high-pressure and high-risk environments.
Because of the extreme speed of the car, every subtle action and decision they make on the track may determine the outcome of the race, and even threaten their lives.
Top racers like Verstappen and Hamilton are not only the elite of the racing world, but also world-class athletes. Countless sweat, hard work, and capital investment have brought them today's brilliant achievements and sky-high income of tens of millions of dollars!
They are all darlings of commercial endorsements
Due to the high gold content of F1 events and the high level of attention, these 20 top drivers have almost all become the objects sought after by major brands and sponsors.
For example, Zhou Guanyu endorsed ZEEKR Automobile! Because their image represents speed, passion, success, excellence, and dazzling, if they can be invited to do endorsements, they can not only bring splashing traffic and attention to the company or products, but also bring huge commercial value to sponsors.
Therefore, the income of F1 drivers is very amazing, and it can even be said to be sky-high! This is not only a high-value cash withdrawal of the sport of motorsports, but also a recognition of their world-class strength, and I hope that there will be more Chinese racing drivers in the F1 field in the future!