One thing is certain if you want to be a F1 driver these days…
You better have a shitload of backing behind you or you don’t stand a chance. The days of being an elite driver alone are over and you better have big bucks when you show up
Formula 1 has always been a plaything for the rich, but in recent years it has become so exorbitantly expensive that even they have dropped out.
These are the 5 richest Formula 1 drivers of all time
1 Michael Schumacher, €552 million.
2 Lewis Hamilton, €262 million. ...
3 Fernando Alonso, €240 million. ...
4 Max Verstappen, €195 million. ...
5 Kimi Räikkönen, €163 million.
