One of the most rearranged grids in recent years has shown the 2025 Formula 1 driver pay.
With a predicted salary of $65 million, Max Verstappen leads the field once more, surpassing Lewis Hamilton, who is expected to make $60 million.
According to RCN365, Hamilton’s earnings have increased by $10 million since switching from Mercedes to Ferrari, although the British driver still lags behind the four-time world champion.
Charles Leclerc is no longer the Prancing Horse’s highest-paid driver due to the grid reshuffle; he now makes an estimated $34 million annually, which is much less than his new colleague.
Ferrari appears to appreciate the seven-time world champion and his ability to draw attention and marketing power for the Scuderia, as seen by the shift in status.With a $20 million salary, Fernando Alonso is fourth on the list, demonstrating his enduring star power and illustrious career.
The sole world champion from Spain is still working toward his “La 33,” and his best effort was a second-place finish at the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix.
His 2025 salary is still among the highest in the world, matching that of McLaren’s Lando Norris, who is also expected to earn $20 million this year, even though he hasn’t finished first since the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.
Carlos Sainz Jr., Alonso’s countryman, will benefit from his transfer to Williams, earning almost $10 million, which is only two million less than his Ferrari contract from the previous season, even though he would be joining a team with significantly less funding.
The Spaniard sets the hierarchy for the Grove-based team with a salary that much exceeds Alex Albon’s $8 million.
Among the rookies, a hierarchy has also developed. At the vanguard is Gabriel Bortoleto, a protégé of Fernando Alonso, who will make $2 million in his first season with Sauber, which is equal to Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli’s contract.
It is reported that newcomers Jack Doohan, Liam Lawson, and Oliver Bearman make between $500,000 and $1 million year on basic pay.
The French-Algerian driver Isaak Hadjar, who has generated enthusiasm in the Maghreb and throughout the Arab world, will also do so. This season, he will make his Formula One debut with RB Visa.
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