Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. (Image: Getty)
It wasn’t just the drivers’ standings where left Lewis Hamilton trailing in his wake in the 2024 F1 season. The driver secured his fourth straight world championship, holding off the challenge of ’s to eventually finish 63 points clear.
In his final season with , Hamilton ended up down in seventh, a huge 214 points off the Dutchman.
The British icon is hoping to revive his title credentials at next year, but it’s not just the points department where he has been shown up by Verstappen this season.
According to , the 27-year-old . That figure includes more than £47m in annual salary, with the rest made up by performance related payments.
It made him the highest paid star on the grid for the third successive campaign. Hamilton was some £15m behind his rival, widening the gap from 2023 which was just short of £12m.
Verstappen registered nine Grand Prix wins this year, somewhat short of the 19 he notched as he dominated proceedingslthe previous season. Hamilton took the chequered flag twice, his first victories since his infamous title battle with Verstappen in 2021.
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Lando Norris was third on the list. (Image: Getty)
The emergence as Norris was a serious challenger was also reflected in his reported earnings. He was said to have made almost £28m – a £12m upgrade from 2023 as he rose from sixth to third on the overall list.
The 25-year-old’s figures were boosted by the lucrative contract extension he signed in January, while he also notched the first four F1 race wins of his career. was next on the list having seemingly made around £21.7m, just £0.3m ahead of Scuderia man .
Overall, the top drivers on the list were said to have made a mammoth £247m between them. The figures reflect the increased amount of races and sponsorship details than now signify the sport.
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Verstappen’s superiority is set to come in for the sternest test yet in 2025. For the first time since his dramatic 2021 title success, appeared to be down on pace in the latter end of the year, in comparison to .
Indeed, Norris would have received a bonus . It was the first time had topped those standings since 1998.