This is how much money Lewis Hamilton earned in the worst year of his F1 career
Hamilton vs Verstappen earnings in past year
Total
Hamilton - $65m / £52m
Verstappen - $64m / £51m
On-field
Hamilton - $55m / £44m
Verstappen - $60m / £48m
Off-field
Hamilton - $10m / £8m
Verstappen - $4m / £3m
Forbes have released their list of the world’s highest-paid athletes for 2023, covering May 1 2022 un💫til May 1 2023.
Hamilton is the 21st highest-earning athlete on the planet through that period, while Verstappen i🅰s 22nd due to pocketing $1m less.
But Hamilton’s earnings ca꧅me amid his disast🍒rous struggles in F1.
Last season he failed to win a grand prix for the first tim😼e in his career, and was 😼outperformed by teammate George Russell.
In the early stages of this season he has not looked likely to end his wi♚nless streak.
Verstappen, meanwhile, won 15 grands prix last season as he claimed the title for the second y💎ear in a row.
And he has won five times in 2023 already.
Ha🐼milton and Verstappen’s earnings include bonuses - accrued through, 🍸for example, race wins and championships.
Interestingly, Hamilton’s “off-field” earnings remain mor༒e than double as high as Verstappen’s.
This factors in “an estimate of spo𝔍nso🧜rship deals, appearance fees and memorabilia and licensing income”.
Hamilton and Verstappen are the only two motorsports representatives in the list of 50 highest-earning athlet꧙es of 20🌺23.
Cristiano Ronaldo was the highest-paid, Lionel Messi was secꦏond, Kylian Mbappe was third.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to 🧔F1.
