Max Verstappen can add another area of dominance to his F1 2023 campaign after comfortably taking….

Max Verstappen can add another area of dominance to his F1 2023 campaign after
comfortably taking the highest-paid driver crown, with a further pay rise now
looming.

Verstappen set a new and potentially unmatchable standard in F1 2023 as he
collected 19 grand prix victories out of a possible 22, his Red Bull team
winning 21 overall.

It was a stroll then to back-to-back title doubles for driver and team, both
finishing with more than double the points of theirclosest challengers, Sergio
Perez and Mercedes respectively.

Max Verstappen pockets $70 million for F1 2023 masterclass

Unsurprisingly, Verstappen’s relentless success will be reflected very nicely
in his bank account, withForbes

having revealed the 10 highest-paid drivers for F1 2023, who earned a combined
$258m.

Forbes’ calculations are based on on-track earnings, so base salary and
bonuses, with any personal endorsements that a given driver may enjoy not taken
into account.

And for the second season on the trot, Verstappen tops the list with his $70m
earned, formed by a base salary of $45m and a whopping $25m in bonuses to show
for his unprecedented F1 2023 dominance.

F1 2024 marks the start of his Red Bull contract extension, taking him through
to the end of 2028, which Forbes say will bring about a salary increase for the
three-time World Champion.

Lewis Hamilton came in at number two, the seven-time World Champion retaining
the P1 spot for highest salary on the grid at $55m, though another
disappointing campaign for the Brit and his Mercedes team meant a big zero next
to his name in the bonuses column.

Hamilton went winless for a second season running in F1 2023, while Mercedes
failed to take a victory during a campaign for the first time since 2011.

But, with a two-year extension signed with Mercedes, Hamilton will go into F1
2024 set on mounting a fresh title challenge to end the Verstappen reign.

Fernando Alonso comes in at number three with F1 2023 earnings of $34m,
including $10m in bonuses after a sensational first season with Aston Martin
where he scored eight podium finishes, while Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, the only
non-Red Bull grand prix winner of F1 2023, also makes the top 10.