The Business of F1

With F1 fever sweeping through the Emirates, Kipp takes a closer look at the money, mastery and the madness of Formula 1.
November 14, 2010 2:41 by Ben Flanagan
Get ready to be really impressed with how much drivers of are paid. According to Gpupdate these are the top ten highest paid race-car drivers:
1Fernando Alonso, Ferrari – €30 million
2 Lewis Hamilton, McLaren – €16 million
3 Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari – €16 million
4 Felipe Massa, Ferrari – €14 million
5 Jenson Button, McLaren – €9 million
6 Michael Schumacher, Mercedes – €8 million
7 Nico Rosberg, Mercedes – €8 million
8 Robert Kubica, Renault – €7.5 million
9 Rubens Barrichello, Williams – €5.5 million
10 Mark Webber, Red Bull – €4.2 million
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