Max Verstappen is the 4-time consecutive Drivers champion in F1 (2021-2024). He wants to repeat Michael Schumacher’s record of 5 straight titles, but that might be extremely difficult. Super Max is ready to take the challenge head-on, but McLaren’s Lando Norris and Ferrari’s pairing of Charles Leclerc and Sir Lewis Hamilton all seem determined to snatch the Dutchman’s crown. Let’s hope the 76th Formula One World Championship can give us 24 full races of excitement!
Formula-1 2025 driver salaries
Formula-1 2024 – Salaries
| Driver | Team | Contract Expires | Base Salary |
| Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2028 | £35.4m |
| Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2025 | £43.2m |
| Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Several more seasons | £11m |
| Lando Norris | McLaren | 2026 | £3.9m |
| Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 2024 | £6.2m |
| Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 2024 | £7.8m |
| Valtteri Bottas | Stake F1 Team | 2024 | £7.8m |
| George Russell | Mercedes | 2025 | £3.1m |
| Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 2024 | £4.7m |
| Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 2024 | £18.8m |
| Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 2024 | £3.9m |
| Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 2024 | £3.9m |
| Alexander Albon | Williams | 2024 | £2.3m |
| Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Rolling | £1.5m |
| Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 2024 | £1.5m |
| Daniel Ricciardo | Visa Cash App RB | 2024 | £1.5m |
| Zhou Guanyu | Stake F1 Team | 2024 | £1.5m |
| Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 2026 | £2.3m |
| Yuki Tsunoda | Visa Cash App RB | 2024 | £786K |
| Logan Sargeant | Williams | 2024 | £786K |