WhackyWill Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 (edited) F1: 2014 driver salaries The annual list of F1 salaries has again been published, and while Ferrari's Fernando Alonso remains top, he has now been joined by team-mate Kimi Raikkonen and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel. The information - complied by Business Book GP2014 and reported on TomorrowNewsF1.com - reckons all three are now on around €22 million, with Kimi Raikkonen gaining considerably after moving from Lotus to the Scuderia. Vettel's income has also increased substantially in the wake of his fourth F1 Drivers' title in a row. Lewis Hamilton meanwhile has now dropped to fourth in the rankings, although he remains on a reputed €20 million retainer with Mercedes, one spot in front of Jenson Button, taking home €16 million with McLaren. Current Championship leader Nico Rosberg saw his pay increased by Mercedes from €11 million to €12 million, while Felipe Massa drops to €4 million after losing his seat at Ferrari and then moving to Williams. Further back, Nico Hulkenberg is now apparently earning four times as much as he did in 2013, with Force India paying him €4 million, while his team-mate, Sergio Perez has seen his salary doubled to €3 million – despite being dumped by McLaren. Lotus duo Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado also earn €3 million, it is claimed. Williams' Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo both look a real bargain at €1 million and €750,000 respectively, while F1 2014 rookie Kevin Magnussen gets €1 million with McLaren. Fellow F1 newbie Daniil Kvyat is on €250,000 with Toro Rosso. The full breakdown is below... Drivers: 1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari €22m = Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari €22m =Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing €22m 4. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes €20m 5. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes €16m 6. Nico Rosberg Mercedes €12m 7. Felipe Massa Williams €4m = Nico Hulkenberg Force India F1 €4m 9. Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 Team €3m = Pastor Maldonado Lotus F1 Team €3m = Sergio Perez Force India F1 €3m 12. Adrian Sutil Sauber €2m 13. Kevin Magnuseen McLaren-Mercedes €1m = Valtteri Bottas Williams €1m 15. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing €750,000 = Jean-Eric Vergne Scuderia Toro Rosso €750,000 17. Jules Bianchi Marussia €500,000 18. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber €400,000 19. Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso €250,000 20. Max Chilton Marussia €200,000 21. Marcus Ericsson Caterham F1 €150,000 = Kamui Kobayshi Caterham F1 €150,000 What the F1 teams spent on drivers in 2014: 1. Ferrari €44m 2. Mercedes €32m 3. Red Bull Racing €22.75m 4. McLaren-Mercedes €17m 5. Force India €7m 6. Lotus F1 team €6m 7. Williams €5m 8. Sauber €2.4m 9. Scuderia Toro Rosso €1m 10. Marussia €700,000 11. Caterham €300,000 Edited October 9, 2014 by WhackyWill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 22m for Kimi. What an utter waste of money on someone who would rather be down the pub. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 (edited) 22m for Kimi. What an utter waste of money on someone who would rather be down the pub. That's baby money compared to how much Ferrari paid him not to drive..!!! (£40 mill) he only got £3mil from Lotus in 2012. Edited October 9, 2014 by WhackyWill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponsonby Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Quite amazed at the difference in salaries between top and bottom of list. Thought there would have been less of a differential and that even the lower ranked drivers would have been on a lot more than Euro 150K 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmck13 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I wouldnt be surprised if these were a mere pittance compared to what guys are getting in sponsorship deals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I cant believe that ricciardo is on so little compared to Vettel, and yet this year hes been the faster driver. still, pretty good money saving move by red bull if they're swapping a driver paid 22m to one whos only paid 250,000, quite a saving! and raikkonen does seem to be somewhat overpaid - considering hes currently languishing in 11th place in the championship - he gets paid more 5 of the drivers ahead of him combined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock_Steady Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Wow. I am amazed at the differences. To think on a qualifying lap that between 1st and 10th place there may be a second in difference in lap times, not the case in rankings in salaries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Interesting, I used to work with a guy whose daughter was Miss U.K back in the late 90's and she was going out with a well known British Touring Car Championship driver and I have it on good authority that Honda were paying him £300k per annum. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 That's not entirely accurate, as a large proportion of the list are paying to be there. Crashtor Maldonado is a prime example of that, sure he may take home £3,000,000 but it's not Lotus who are paying him that. Koboyashi paid a few million to drive which was gained through crowd funding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 That's not entirely accurate, as a large proportion of the list are paying to be there. Crashtor Maldonado is a prime example of that, sure he may take home £3,000,000 but it's not Lotus who are paying him that. Koboyashi paid a few million to drive which was gained through crowd funding. Well it is, as that's their pay regardless of how much sponsorship money they bring to the Team. Sponsorship money goes to the Team and then the driver has to negotiate how much he gets paid..!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docwra Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 (edited) The Caterham drivers wont be earning anything at all if my recent experience is anything to go by. Edited October 10, 2014 by docwra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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