How much money do the 2021 Formula 1 drivers make?

Formula 1 drivers are some of the highest-paid athletes in the world, but how much money do Formula 1 drivers actually make? In this video I will go over each drivers income as a yearly salary aswell as break down how Formula 1 drivers make money and why they make so much! And believe me, there are a lot of zeros...
0:00 Introduction
0:44 How are F1 drivers paid?
2:25 2021 F1 drivers salaries
4:54 Why are F1 drivers paid so much?
7:10 Conclusion
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[@abc-boogsport910]

Pos Driver Team Salary (GBP) Salary (USD) Salary (EUR) 1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes £22m $30m €25m 2 Max Verstappen Red Bull £18m $25m €21m 3 Fernando Alonso Alpine £15m $20m €17m 4 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin £11m $15m €13m - Daniel Ricciardo McLaren £11m $15m €13m 6 Charles Leclerc Ferrari £9m $12m €10m 7 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes £7m $10m €8m - Carlos Sainz Ferrari £7m $10m €8m - Lance Stroll Aston Martin £7m $10m €8m - Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo £7m $10m €8m 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull £6m $8m €7m 12 Lando Norris McLaren £4m $5m €6m - Esteban Ocon Alpine £4m $5m €6m - Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri £4m $5m €6m 15 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo £730,800 $1m €840,000 - Mick Schumacher Haas £730,800 $1m €840,000 - Nikita Mazepin Haas £730,800 $1m €840,000 - Nicholas Latifi Williams £730,800 $1m €840,000 - George Russell Williams £730,800 $1m €840,000 20 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri £364,900 $500,000 €420,000

[@TheRacingPilot]

👍

[@shaneetsaha1176]

Nikita is a millionaire

[@deanl4725]

Isn't your math a bit off for the $5m to EUR?

[@lesblase3667]

@@shaneetsaha1176 he was born one

[@shaneetsaha1176]

@@lesblase3667 Lol

[@ariacube07]

I expect Lando and Gasly to be paid much much more next year. They've been performing extremely well so far.

[@TheRacingPilot]

You'd hope so

[@Goaltimer]

Gasly had his chance and didn’t perform. This sport is too expensive for 2nd chances but Lando may likely get a big raise if the contract isn’t concluded for next year already. Lando’s teammate highly overpaid for his performance so far tho. Lando may get Daniel’s check next year if the team gets out of the contract with the low performing dude.

[@charliemarsh6801]

@@Goaltimer he didn’t say he would get to red bull, he said he’d get a pay raise at AT, that has nothing to do with second chances

[@fredcohen1301]

Lando got a new contract with tons

[@spareal]

and george russell

[@rutvik5879]

"20 best driver in the world, 19 of them atleast". Hilarious😂😂😂

[@TheRacingPilot]

😂😂

[@yefta5513]

and the only one is Mazepin😂😂😂

[@aroundtheworld2680]

Was he hinting Mazepin here??? Haha

[@harrisonmb6973]

I’m assuming it’s mazespin

[@bipbapthegrunt]

@@harrisonmb6973 *Mazepin

[@xertrepiv2075]

I thought Mazepin and Stroll were the ones paying their teams, not the other way around.!

[@TheRacingPilot]

They pay but through sponsors, the drivers recieve the salary 👍

[@ajetbosna9756]

Latifi too.

[@fsttag1]

I’m just saying stroll has kinda proven himself in my eyes. Mazepin though… is terrible.

[@benzina5917]

@@TheRacingPilot If your 'salary' comes from 'sponsorship' that is paid in order for you have a place on the team AND if your sponsorship is directly tied to who your parents are then the money the drivers receive is no longer a salary but an 'allowance'. The numbers may be much bigger but the cash still comes from Mommy and Daddy.

[@miggygetright6344]

@@fsttag1 be easy on him, Stroll wasn’t perfect when he was a rookie, he’s proven to be good now more than ever as he’s been in F1 for a while now, Latifi & Mazepin will be much better in a couple of years than what they are now, but Stroll def better than both

[@sandriyajayanth9944]

"19 of them atleast" lol😂

[@TheRacingPilot]

😂😂

[@cheesekay7314]

@watermelon we dont talk about that

[@sandriyajayanth9944]

@watermelon crashing isn't the issue mick's a rookie, mazepin lil unprofessional thats the real issue

[@cheesekay7314]

@watermelon in a lord verstappen simp

[@lukewood2662]

@@TheRacingPilot I know it's that "haha funny joke Mazepin bullying mob go brrr", but you could use more common sense. Mazepin is proof that F1 doesn't have the 20 best drivers, but he's far from the only thing that's wrong there. Is Bottas one of the 20 best of the world? No. Is Schumacher now at the highest level? No. Is Tsunoda capable of beating everyone outside F1? No. There's amazing talents that didn't choose open-wheel cars or didn't make it because lack of money. And don't pretend F1 is the moral high ground of motorsport either just to throw a jab at Mazepin. We get a bunch of countries that go against F1's dogmas buying F1's endorsement, and drivers that claim support for A and going along with B, the same PR farce, because money go way back, and there's old news as well. Balestre helped Prost in winning a title against Senna, and only admitted it after Senna passed away. A lot of people in this community, even creators are acting like superior to Mazepin and I don't get it.

[@aidansky55]

I see why Kimi is still in F1 but it’s so funny how he acts like this is just a hobby for him

[@TheRacingPilot]

Yeh he really doesn't care 😂😂

[@antonberglund117]

I don't think he is lying. Becuase with thought of how many millions he already has earned, he surely just does this for fun.

[@broughy23]

Lol Lando should be getting atleast 15 million for what he's doing this year. That man is fighting Ferrari off on his own right now

[@TheRacingPilot]

It is crazy how he isn't paid more

[@crisberbas]

I guess he probably extended his contract for more

[@xavii534]

15 still alot doe

[@dausdk]

@@xavii534 he getting 5 mil only lol.. that why he said should at least get 15 mil

[@str8cash113]

Experience on track seems to be how pay is done. I get it. Would be like getting a job and the new guy makes the same as you. Be pissed right? Same with this. Put in the years make $$$

[@NJ-kn3ms]

At Renault alone Forbes reported ricciardo was on $29 million, late 90’s Schumacher was on $80+ million, Kimi got paid 50 million a year during first Ferrari stint, alonso was highest paid throughout his Ferrari years ranging from $30-40 million

[@TheRacingPilot]

Crazy 🤯

[@dennisvillaflor3359]

Kimi got paid 1 million a week when he was in ferrari before he got sacked early but got half of his contract doing nothing. His pay during lotus was quite significant due to the 50k per point deal.

[@yurymol]

Forbes estimates also aren't the most reliable when it comes to income and wealth.

[@boratb258]

That must include the bonuses and endorsements.

[@user-hb6yd4nm3h]

@@dennisvillaflor3359 kimi almost made lotus bankrupt lmao

[@rjd4763]

Mazepin salary is the whole haas f1 team

[@lingtondaniel]

Hold my Aston Martin

[@rjd4763]

@@lingtondaniel oh yeah stroll and latifi also

[@TheRacingPilot]

Pretty much 😂😂

[@MrWadrO]

Don’t be mad Stroll and Latifi have rich dads.

[@leslierb7333]

Didnt mazepin pay to drive so he still got paid from his own dad money ?

[@Qsrjeiwjwj]

Pretty sure Michael Schumacher was paid like 80 million a year at some point. There must be a reason why he is still by far the richest F1 driver.

[@TheRacingPilot]

That's crazy 😂😂

[@motorsportfanboy7769]

Especially back when he was racing there's still tobacco sponsorships so i'd guess some of his money came from those endorsements

[@mgrant011]

I think it was more around 120million

[@thedeamonmeteor69420]

Must be in the Marlboro era

[@lukewood2662]

@@thedeamonmeteor69420 What you mean "Marlboro era"? You know Mission Winnow, Ferrari's sponsor(the green weird thing in their car)? Yep, they're actually Marlboro, but they can't sponsor Ferrari as Marlboro(because F1 refuse to be publicly tied with tobacco companies although they don't mind to have their money in the sport), so they opened another company that does a bit of nothing (just enough to not be called a ghost company) and keep sponsoring Ferrari.

[@jacobjet7509]

Lando, and ricciardo deffenitely get bonuses for just entertaining people.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Absolutely 😂😂

[@shreyass4517]

Imagine if tobacco money exited now, top drivers were paid a million for a race

[@gigadonis8684]

remember when McLaren payed Ayrton 1 million a race in 1993 (1.85 million adjusting for inflation). Their car was pretty rubbish that year so they needed him and he asked a lot because he really did not want to drive that car.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Yeh literally 😂😂

[@joelapilainen]

@@gigadonis8684 Williams also would have paid him 1 million per race in 1994 if he wouldn't have died

[@DogMeatDelicious]

I mean... Who says tobacco companies aren't still in the f1 in some shady way or form

[@mister_snoogles9031]

@@DogMeatDelicious i was going to say this XD they make like subsidiaries that arent tobacco campanies per say but are related to the main branch XD

[@shaneetsaha1176]

Vettel got 50M $ even when his season wasn’t too good. That might’ve definitely got him in the top 5 most highly paid athletes of 2016

[@TheRacingPilot]

Absolutely, crazy money

[@ovs4744]

Not even close football/basketball players can make 100M + and that’s without any bonuses and brand deals

[@shaneetsaha1176]

@@ovs4744 football and basketball are awesome sports, but still is filled with business and corruption. Like NBA, is so hugely biased, it is totally against non-American players. Players like Nikola Jokić and Giannis Antentokounmpo weren’t given any attention as soon as the drafting, but after they proved their quality, NBA’s biased broadcast was literally crushed. Just a matter of time before more and more European/African basketball players start dominating American courts.

[@georgeanto203]

@@ovs4744 Not in single year, those massive contracts are usually for many years

[@ags2989]

@@ovs4744 Thats a multiyear deal... I would say the only team that pays a player +100 million each year is Barsa. Who paid Messi A LOT

[@ricardofont4395]

Checo Is about to extend his contract and his salary too

[@TheRacingPilot]

It's got to happen, he's just been too good

[@markvc243]

@@jithendraparlapalli7039 let’s not get too excited but at least 10m yeah but the most realistic salary is 13m

[@zyxwl2015]

Red Bull pays a lot of bonus

[@wss33]

@@TheRacingPilot He really hasn't been.

[@theruckinmaul1460]

@MelonMan Albon was paid 2.5million. Gasly I'm not sure. I think it was 3 million.

[@skylight872]

This is why Nico could retired comfortably with only one driver championship.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Yep, they are paid massive amounts

[@ranbanbam]

Also that Nico's dad was an F1 champion and his family is already very rich. He lives in monaco FFS

[@ddelkano333]

@@ranbanbam in the 2 seasons he lost to hamilton he still would have made enough to retire without the championship money , and had he raced for another year he could have increased his paycut drastically considering he had gotten the title

[@loseweightusingketo]

@@ddelkano333 I reckon it'd be neck and neck if he hadn't retired. Maybe Lewis with a slight edge but Nico would definitely have won a second title eventually.

[@Root3264]

I never get paid when I drive fast...

[@gigadonis8684]

You probably would get asked to pay if you got caught XD

[@TheRacingPilot]

So unfair 😂😂

[@abbasahmedlp]

What about speed tickets

[@thedeamonmeteor69420]

@@abbasahmedlp that’s the opposite

[@blues05]

Relatable. We've payed our hospital bill instead.

[@siddharthbose3277]

I think we finally understand why Yuki cusses so much

[@TheRacingPilot]

Hahaha literally

[@GinoNL]

Considering the amount of damage(costs) he has caused, I think he shouldn’t complain😛

[@str8cash113]

Figure half going for taxes and other cost so he's lucky to be walking away with 200k. Lot of risk for that $

[@ThisIsMego]

@@str8cash113 Unless he moves to Monaco like half the grid...

[@Ricky911_]

I was thinking that as well 😂

[@salatgurge8312]

With the season so far, Lando is massively underpaid

[@TheRacingPilot]

He really is, its criminal

[@jsr5472]

he doesn't earn 5 million but 1 million per season

[@MrPuup]

i understand that he gets relativly small payment in comparison to the other f1 driver. but yo he gets multiple milions for driving a car fast. so in my opinion its a crime that ppl get payd so much for entertainment while other work just to stay alive. i want to get underpaid as well.

[@saffaboy2007]

"which just shows experience can be priceless" right after he attributed a price to it. 😂

[@TheRacingPilot]

Ey you get what I meant 😂😂

[@karla.karla.]

It's funny how million sounds a little when you compare it to 30 million Louis earns, but then all you have to do is calculate how long it would take you to earn 1 million and you see how big amount of money that is

[@TheRacingPilot]

It's a massive amount of money, even for a lifetime

[@gamalsankara1388]

Compare to verstappen and alonso, hamilton is being massively underpaid. Wtf? How do you pay a 7 time wdc champion the same as a guy with like 6-9 race wins?

[@decentish8546]

@@gamalsankara1388 I mean that’s not really a fair comparison. If Verstappen or Alonso were in a Mercedes they would probably have as many wins, or nearly as many wins as Hamilton has. It’s about how well the drivers do with the car they’re given. So Hamilton only making 5 million more that Verstappen is reasonable.

[@gamalsankara1388]

@@decentish8546 how do you know that? And why isn’t bottas atleast a wdc? The best drivers should drive the best cars and they should be paid the best. $5m is what separates max and lewis? One guy is arguably the greatest driver of all time and has broken damn near all the records and is being paid the same as a guy with less than 10 wins and no wdc? How does your argument make sense?

[@matrajao]

@@gamalsankara1388 you kinda forgot that Hamilton and Verstappen are not being paid by the same team, so your comparison doesn't make so much sense (albeit I get your point). Verstappen is being paid so highly because Red Bull sees him as the driver that has the most chance to beat Mercedes and Hamilton. And to avoid him being signed by Mercedes, which would be a very strong pair

[@defnotatroll]

Vettel getting 60 million in 2016 is absolutely insane, that wasnt even a strong season for him

[@TheRacingPilot]

Ferrari aren't the best with money

[@aberamagold7509]

@@TheRacingPilot Ferrari aren't the best at a lot of things.

[@booptidyscoop7790]

It's about the driver achievements , Even if Riccardo and Seb may not get results , their past accomplishments make them a hot commodity

[@lukewood2662]

Marlboro go brrr(I mean, "Mission Winnow")

[@petesmitt]

@@booptidyscoop7790 Ric has won a few races, that's it; he is way overpaid in that regard.

[@nunoparente9432]

Great content as usual. Also, i loved how you didn't stretch the video to get 10min and just got straight to the point

[@TheRacingPilot]

Of course, thanks for watching 🙌

[@luukasmeisaari784]

I don’t understand how this guy has just 33 k subscribers. These videos are very high quality and made very easy to follow. It takes a huge amount of work to find all the facts and other information that this video includes. Just wanna say that you are doing some good content! Keep up the good work👌

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks so much mate! Really appreciate it 🙌

[@lincolnlawellington3285]

Kimi,Alonso, vettel are legends in f1 I used to love watching kimi alonso n massa.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Absolutely 🙌

[@NN-cj6qv]

I feel like Norris is the most underpaid in terms of his results

[@TheRacingPilot]

Absolutely

[@tristanyt319]

I wouldn't call $5,000,000 underpaid lol

[@DeltaDS]

@@tristanyt319 i would when his teammate is making 15 million and has only scored 28% of the teams points

[@issahassan2664]

Gasly too tbh

[@scottwilliam6141]

He hasn’t won a race yet. It’s a long season. I expect Daniel will finish on top.

[@TheSwede9]

Super dope breakdown and a nice calming voice, I appreciated this one a lot. Didn't know the exact figures before because I'm a new F1 fan but great video bro.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks so much! Really appreciate it 👍

[@damienloo1207]

lmao but Stroll, Latifi and Mazepin all just being paid by their dads

[@TheRacingPilot]

not far off to be honest

[@JeffreyThePilot]

@@TheRacingPilot Its a way to make their "trust funds" tax deductable ;)

[@tedecker3792]

Me: daddy please buy me a go kart. Lance: daddy please buy me a formula 1 team.

[@henkjanssen1252]

Max is the highest paid athlete *from* the Netherlands, as I imagine his salary passing through Monaco, not the netherlands.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Highest paid Dutchman 😂

[@nakruf]

Very well made, straight to the point. Hats off to you

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks so much!

[@shaneetsaha1176]

Lol, the song is amazing mate !

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks mate 🙌

[@CowSaysMooFarms]

Sundar laughs in Equity.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Yeh tbh 😂😂

[@dobrikkk2683]

Sundhaaa pisshaaaii

[@gonkey75]

This is the first video I’ve seen by this channel but it was really really well made. Good job!

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks mate!

[@break2048]

Great video! Love the format and how you were always on the point.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks so much!

[@samtom566_]

F1 is crazy when it comes to money! Awesome video :)

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks mate 🙌

[@hamstaganza9240]

I believe F1 drivers are so underpaid in comparison to footballers. There is far greater risk and health conditioning involved in F1 than football. These guys are literally risking their lives in the motorsport. As for footballers, their risk is far less. Broken leg, arm, etc. I love both sports, but I feel that F1 drivers should make more than footballers.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Well it's all about how much drivers bring in at the end of the day

[@Sonn69]

running costs in football are much lower, teams spend over 150 million a year and the barrier to enter the sport is 200m. I also think it is ridiculous how little they get paid especially with how much they risk every race weekend but the reality is that f1 is a business and these teams invest so much money already that only the top stars can discuss more money in their contracts. Also being so exclusive I think most drivers are just happy they can race and do what they love, they already have fuck you money and their families have millions to be able to support the drivers at a young age.

[@shloke2760]

I heard people are whining because son heung min (footballer at Tottenham Hotspur) is underpaid at 95000 pounds A week

[@CrazyDutchguys]

You also need to realise that football is a MUCH bigger sport internationally compared to F1. So they bring in much more money.

[@Liphzzy]

People who say things like these usually don't even know how football players are being paid. They only see the numbers of the players when the big names get bought by a new club, what they fail to realize is that these numbers don't go to the player.

[@shimoncohen7443]

Great video, covers the subject well.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks mate!

[@jimmythomas3077]

Thank you for a great video, my friend!

[@TheRacingPilot]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@KungfufightU]

I personally thought they would earn a bit more. Considering the amount of seats there are I think each one of these guys should be over 20m in salary.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Yeh it's all about what the teams mate etc

[@florisbackx1744]

I don't really understand that logic. If there are relatively few seats compared to the amount of drivers, the hiring party should have a favorable position. "So you want 10.000.000? I guess we'll take one of the other 30 drivers begging to get a seat in F1". Actually loads of drivers in F1 only get a seat because the bring in there own sponsors, so effectively they had to 'earn' their own salary. Only the top of the drivers can get a seat just on their driving skills alone.

[@pilo2263]

@@florisbackx1744 They do not have this power exactly because of the driver economic value. They need them to pay them to survive.

[@ddelkano333]

@@florisbackx1744 for a team that is serious about competing they cant afford to take the other 30 drivers begging to get a seat because you cant depend on them on a whole season compared to an experienced driver , for example take Max he is getting paid so much not because red bull doesnt have any junior drivers they have a ton of them , yet nobody would be able to perform like Max as of the moment , if you were to look at this season had Max gone off to another team red bull would have no chance of a title fight , they pay them so much because they need them no matter how good of a car the teams develop without a driver to extract the best out of the car you cant win or get good results.

[@liynne]

you're forgetting how much money f1 teams spend compared to for example, footbal teams. before the cost cap you had mercedes spend around 400M a year. now 145M with the budget cap. considering how much they spend salaries cant be exhorbitantly high. also covid brought the salaries down like if most sports.

[@toddbrown4185]

Ricciardo had a very large salary at Renault in 2019/20 aswell. I don’t remember, but according to google it was somewhere in the 40s (which makes since as he was arguably one of the top drivers at the time of his departure from RB)

[@TheRacingPilot]

I may be wrong but I think it was something like 25

[@rumblefish9]

I don't think Daniel was getting 40 million at Renault. Even Alonso didn't get that amount at Renault.

[@h.p.734]

Man these videos are top notch quality! Keep it up

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks mate!

[@danielnoori5030]

I expect that wages even more , thanks for video 👍🏻🥇

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@redneck3693]

Leclerc should get paid more. I mean he carried the whole team in 2019 and 2020 lol.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Agreed

[@joerieke300]

The only surprise here is that the salaries have stayed relatively the same over the last few decades. Schumacher made £30 million in 1999.

[@muhidnaveed2617]

The reason of this is cuz theres no massive tobacco funding every year so they can't pay them as much

[@joerieke300]

@@muhidnaveed2617 To be fair, tech company's revenues that sponsor cars now are on par with tobacco company's revenues that sponsored them then.

[@muhidnaveed2617]

@@joerieke300 but they dont give f1 teams nearly as much money tho

[@TheRacingPilot]

Wow I wasn't actually aware of that!

[@joerieke300]

@@muhidnaveed2617 And your proof being? Marlboro still sponsor Ferrari through Mission Winnow. I thought everyone knew that.

[@farzadedulkaka922]

Superb video

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks so much 🙌

[@gtiturbo85]

great video! thanks for that explanation !

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks for watching!

[@christoforospaphitis4090]

I expected them to be paid more especially some high performing young drivers such as Lando and Gasly. Like you have said this is a very exclusive club of drivers.

[@TheRacingPilot]

I definitely expected Lando to be paid more

[@Kovanoid]

I humbly disagree to the statement "the best drivers in the world are in f1", for MOST of these drivers they had to shell out MILLIONS of dollars to get into the sport, if it wasn't about money, we could really push the sport

[@TheRacingPilot]

Absolutely, but if you place the majority of drivers into an F1 car they wouldn't be as quick as F1 drivers

[@finngorzel1431]

Great Video !!!

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks mate!

[@arnoldsujankatru9667]

Good explanation.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks! 🙌

[@AaryanPrakash]

Giovinazzi needs more...

[@TheRacingPilot]

Yeh that is very unfsir

[@jotzielcolmenero]

Checo Pérez as well

[@ddelkano333]

@@jotzielcolmenero perez is there to prove himself im sure if he does a good job this season he will get a contract extension with better salary

[@carfan8838]

Great content as always !! ..and as an Indian I can confirm that you pronounced Sundar pichai correctly 😂🙌

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thank god! Thanks for watching 🙌

[@carfan8838]

@@TheRacingPilot Yup ..and keep up the good work :)

[@IJustWantSomeSugarCaneJuice]

Great video

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks mate 🙌

[@JackGore78]

Great video as always 👌

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks mate 🙌

[@Sprxnt_1]

I was expecting Lando to have more because of what he is doing this year he is dominating it. Apart from a Haas driver that at this point just quit his F1 dreams.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Yeh quite surprising he doesn't have more tbf

[@VinayakMaraj]

I'm surprised that Haas pays their drivers so much relative to their financial burdens and performances...I expected around 250k-500k per driver. I also think Kimi is overpaid, something around 5-7 million seems like a more realistic salary for him

[@TheRacingPilot]

I agree, especially compared to Giovinazzi

[@shanyuhundekari3673]

Not cheap to buy a world champ

[@ranbanbam]

He brings sponsors along

[@niweshlekhak9646]

Kimi brings in sponsors and experience.

[@lmaovertigo]

Nah kimi gets 5 mil as salary. He just has 5 mil as compensation for not having the drink.

[@TimsEnthusiastGarage]

Tsunoda was a surprise. I didn’t think any driver in F1 was paid so little. Great vid mate.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Yeh surprised me too!

[@franegrancic7679]

You earned my sub.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks! 🙌

[@kssanjay5598]

lando should get atleast 10 million

[@TheRacingPilot]

Absolutely

[@carmelalinka]

Almost spat my drink on my computer after that "19 of them at least" line, was not expecting that at all

[@TheRacingPilot]

😂😂

[@johntaylor2971]

Great video, thank you!

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks for watching!

[@johntaylor2971]

@@TheRacingPilot 🙏 🙂

[@shashanka8344]

Good content man keep up

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks mate!

[@S85B50Engine]

I'd argue that Grosjean causing the Spa 2012 crash was more dangerous than his crash last year. If you watch Alonso's onboard he almost decapitated him with his car.

[@TheRacingPilot]

It was more dangerous from Grosjean but last year's was the closest to someone dying

[@S85B50Engine]

@@TheRacingPilot for Grosjean, did you see how close his car flew to Alonso's head in 2012? If Alonso had a better start, let's say he wouldn't be competing this season.

[@Bunkiiiiii]

@@S85B50Engine the point made in the video was to highlight recent improvement in safety, and that was the most recent most spectacular incident

[@mr.malcolmthegreat]

yea but that was 9 years ago. his point was that there is still safety risks even with the most recent safety improvements

[@xxicomeyxx4682]

Imagine 209 people disliking a video when its exactly what the title says

[@TheRacingPilot]

So true 😓

[@johntaylor2971]

Very strange indeed

[@konstantinstefanov365]

DUDE ... when you said 19 of them at least, i was laughed, had to pause the video and check out the comments. I was not disappointed, what i expected!

[@TheRacingPilot]

😂😂😂

[@ricovado]

Thanks!

[@TheRacingPilot]

🙌🙌

[@thomascalmer9066]

Stroll is just getting paid by his dad...

[@TheRacingPilot]

Not exactly, but indirectly

[@brattpack]

Don't drivers like Hamilton also make money from being influencers on platforms like instagram? This might be covered in the endorsements section I guess

[@TheRacingPilot]

Yeh many drivers make income from different other things but these are the generic ones

[@harrylen1688]

Thank you for the grade Vid. I believe in the 90’s salary’s was much higher than to day. Back then the F1 Sport was much interesting kind off Analog v/s digital:):)

[@TheRacingPilot]

Back in the 90s they were paid more if they were proper drivers but drivers are paid more in general now

[@MagnusADC]

vert well made video

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks! 🙌

[@MagnusADC]

@@TheRacingPilot np G, but fir real the video was very well made!

[@digitalvillage2333]

Imagine recieving an E-transfer of +$30,000,000.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Would be pretty nice 😂😂

[@moneybagsrecruit801]

60,000 a point for Kimi's contract and 23 mil for just bonuses!? That is a genius contract negotiation considering this is just his hobby 😂😂😂😂

[@TheRacingPilot]

It really is 😂😂

[@jokuvaan5175]

*Kimi wins a race* Lotus: "Yay.....oh no"

[@Andrewza1]

I think this is why alpha chose to pay him a fixed amount. Other wise he might start wining and bankrupt alpha.

[@MrFakeMaker101]

Omg yes, I’ve always wanted to know and there’s no answer out there like this

[@TheRacingPilot]

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@enriquealfaroaguilar8541]

good video

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks mate!

[@Proven_Data]

I love how they say they're some of the top paid athletes while the NFL is over there paying 45 million and 30 million as if it's normal.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Yeh I'll give you that, NFL is definitely not normal 😂

[@stanislasbarrage7579]

Wait t’il you hear about the 100 million given out to Ronaldo and Messi

[@Proven_Data]

@@stanislasbarrage7579 Exactly.

[@Proven_Data]

@@TheRacingPilot For sure, even punters and kickers can make millions and they hardly play.

[@Proven_Data]

@@Superstarjamar I was talking about salary not including promotional deals. But yes they also get a shit tone.

[@bobcharlotte8724]

Lando and Stroll should swap salaries.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Agreed 😂

[@rorykeegan1895]

@@TheRacingPilot Lance has to put up with you lot criticising him the whole time, he deserves every penny.

[@AbhiKohli]

Precisely!!!!

[@simskii.]

Holy mother of god, you replied to soo many comments

[@TheRacingPilot]

Every* 😂

[@ChristianWoolff]

Thx for the info, now i know why kimi was so good and competitive in that Lotus more than Ferrari

[@TheRacingPilot]

Hahaha exactly!

[@mitchfromtheinternet297]

They’ve also got personal sponsors to the teams which you missed, these often pay the teams directly as well as pay the drivers. Vettel’s personal sponsors and backers reportedly pay Aston exactly what he makes from them, so in essence he’s a free driver for them.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Well of course, but that's a whole another topic 👍

[@Ballacha]

Paid drivers like maz/lat/str have a second salary. The personal sponsorships they bring in continue pay them after they become team sponsorship.

[@TheRacingPilot]

That too yes 👍

[@mryoyo7471]

Please make this video for the 2022 season it would be a great idea

[@TheRacingPilot]

Absolutely, I'll post it sometime mid season 👍

[@bimiso6868]

What mark of microphone you use? Your audio is perfect!

[@TheRacingPilot]

Thanks! I use a Blue Yeti 👍

[@undisputedtruth2075]

Renault are outta there dam minds paying a 40 year old Alonso $20m. Especially with the Budget cap.

[@eurasiansovann]

The budget cap next year won't affect the salaries of drivers and staff. Just the car and development should be involved.

[@TheRacingPilot]

He is massively overpaid for sure

[@ser43_OLDC]

You know being in the team where you win 2 titels being one of the best drivers and also being the driver that is driving a brick and making points. Thats a signal no? Apart he moves million of people to watch F1

[@mouzz]

@@TheRacingPilot Not really you forgot to mention that with the drivers come the sponsors to help the team, and he is massively successful not to mention he has an entire country behind him

[@frazebean5117]

Eh it's Renault though. This is the same team that paid Ricciardo a crap ton of money.

[@benc.3128]

Meanwhile on the f1 game: you want russel? Best I can do is 7

[@TheRacingPilot]

😂😂

[@akibaki2517]

It’s Crazy how much money these drivers get paid I mean compared to other people they earn more in one year then some people in there whole life time Nice vid btw

[@TheRacingPilot]

Yep, but I guess they have put more into their careers than most people earn in their lives 🤷‍♂️

[@mtladam5615]

Can you do a video of the highest paid f1 drivers in f1 history and how their salary grew every season?

[@TheRacingPilot]

Yeh absolutely!

[@vivaanbhimani7303]

One wouldn't believe Hamilton has taken a pay cut doubled Norris' income and still is the highest paid F1 athlete😂😂😲

[@TheRacingPilot]

Exactly 😂😂

[@garethalston]

Lewis Hamilton was on 40 million dollars a year last year aswell as bonuses but when you take into account sponsorship money Hamilton probably making over 50 mill per season easily this year

[@TheRacingPilot]

Yes bonuses would make it much more

[@stevesolo16]

You've got to love your Mazepin worth to his team!!! That was hilarious!

[@TheRacingPilot]

😂😂😂

[@isaacguerrerojaimes1850]

The quantities are per race or per season? Awesome series of videos about F1 Economics! Thank you!

[@TheRacingPilot]

This is per season 👍

[@isaacguerrerojaimes1850]

@@TheRacingPilot Thanks!

[@johnnyquist8362]

I have questions about where the money comes from and where it goes. Are drivers required to pay their own expenses traveling to and from races? Do they pay trainers, physio, doctors, chauffeurs, butlers, housekeepers, agents etc. out of pocket? How much tax do they pay and to whom? For example, if MAX gets 25 million, how much does he keep? And I have many more questions. but that's enough for now.

[@TheRacingPilot]

In all honesty I don't know 100%, I can assume something but I don't want to tell you something that is wrong 👍

[@gg12345ification]

The money comes from the team they race for, usally its big name brands so they have the money no problem. Both redbull and mercedes for example are so big that the money they pay there drivers are pocket change for them. Im pretty sure at home drivers pay for most things out of pocket but when it comes to training for driving and traveling to and from races there teams probably pay for most of it. Buterls housekeepers etc they for sure pay out of there own pocket as that is not something that is needed and its the drivers own choice if they want that type of luxury. They pay taxes to the country they are based in and how much depends on how they receive it. To they have a buisness set up or any other of the many ways to lower taxes. Otherwise they will just pay the regular income tax of there own country, f1 has no control over that. But lets say max gets 25 million. He probably has very expensive financial advisors who tell him how to place his money so maybe he pays max 15% tax on that. Cant be sure tho since im not to familiar with how the netherlands do there taxes so it might be more. a

[@Osounds.]

Ricciardo getting 3 Times the salary of Norris is seriously absurd regarding his results

[@TheRacingPilot]

It is madness 😂😂

[@Bodhished]

They paid... Ricciardo could have earned more at alpine and would have been a lot better off performance wise. Think he only ever had Renault engines behind him. Now can't get his head around Mercedes.

[@Bajbajoc]

CEO of Google earns more like $300m in total compensation, that includes not only relative peanuts in base salary but mainly incentives in share stocks and multiple other allowances.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Absolutely 👍

[@KingdomThoughtLeaders]

Seems as though the money is on par with performance. It'll be forever changing especially as the sport becomes more popular on the world stage.

[@TheRacingPilot]

Pretty much, apart from a few 👍

[@lukeh2440]

Alonso’s was surprising

[@TheRacingPilot]

Yeh surprised me too

[@ser43_OLDC]

Comparing what he have during the McLaren and Ferrari years is less

[@stepladder3257]

I like how vettel had a shit year last season but he was still 2nd highest paid in the grid lol

[@TheRacingPilot]

Yeh he absolutely robbed Ferrari haha

[@okidoki878]

Because he is 4 times world champion and Ferrari didn’t treated him right. My God that I defend Vettel I am not a fan at all but Ferrari was 🤮

[@redneck3693]

@@okidoki878 stop crying. Vettel got destroyed by rookie Leclerc.

[@andreizamfira]

Amazing

[@TheRacingPilot]

🙌

[@SubZero-oh7el]

I will be on this list one day

[@TheRacingPilot]

Looking forward to seeing it!

[@swg_fpv]

Lando must have a decent bonus haha

[@TheRacingPilot]

Yes I'm sure he's got podium bonuses

[@milliejay1451]

Especially now haha

[@swg_fpv]

@@milliejay1451 Especiiiiiiiially now

[@rushankuma]

So If we rate this as WCC, we got Redbull 33 million (Max 25 - Checo 8) Merc 40 million (Lewis 30 - Bottas 10) McLearn 20 million (Ric 15 - Lando 5) Ferrari 22 million (Charles 12 - Carlos 10) Alfa Tauri 5.5 million (Gasly 5 - Yuki 0.5) Aston M. 25 million (Vettel 15m - Stroll 10) Alpine 25 million (Alonso 20 - Ocon 5) Alfa Romeo 11 million (Kimi 10 - Gio 1) Williams 2 million (Russel 1 - Latifi 1) Haas 2 million (Mick 1 - Mazepin 1) If we rate this as WDC, we got Max 25 million Lewis 30 million Checo 8 million Lando 5 million Bottas 10 million Charles 12 million Carlos 10 million Gasly 5 million Ric 15 million Vettel 15 million Alonso 20 million Ocon 5 million Stroll 10 million Yuki 0.5 million Kimi 10 million Gio 1 million Russel 1 million Mick 1 million Latifi 1 million Mazepin 1 million

[@TheRacingPilot]

Yep pretty much 👍

[@evanyoon1230]

Ah yes my favourite team McLearn

[@sunilyv2214]

@@TheRacingPilot you cant count stroll salary its gonna go back to the team

[@nags435]

2:22 !! 😂 This aged like fine wine

[@TheRacingPilot]

It really did haha