Now that the Formula 1 season is over for the year, the highest paid drivers have been revealed!
Forbes dropped the list of this year’s top earning F1 drivers solely based on their salary and bonuses from throughout the year.
Many drivers can earn performance bonuses based on how well they drive throughout the year, and if they are making podium finishes, or even winning races.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, for example, clinched his fourth Drivers Championship win in a row, so he surely has been able to rack up quite the performance bonuses.
Their numbers don’t include how much they may earn from endorsement opportunities or other projects outside of their F1 team.
According to Forbes, “the F1 earnings ranking excludes endorsement income, focusing solely on the sport’s salaries and bonuses, in large part because drivers’ obligations to their teams and their teams’ sponsors leave them little room to chase many personal deals.”
Keep reading inside to find out who the highest paid Formula 1 drivers of 2024 are…
