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Max Verstappen has been revealed as the highest-paid driver on the F1 grid, according to Forbes.

His eight victories in 2025 helped him add more than £8m in bonuses to his £49m base salary at Red Bull.

That £57m windfall makes him F1’s highest-paid driver again and takes his earnings over the last five years to a huge £242.5m.

Lewis Hamilton‘s base salary of £52.5m is the biggest in F1 but his lack of bonus payments leaves him behind Verstappen on the list.

Norris, meanwhile, is third with a £13.5m base salary in addition to a further £22m in add-ons.

He is also said to have landed a whopping £7.5m bonus for clinching the Drivers’ Championship title.