RayInTorontoCanada
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From "The Real Cost Of F1" in the March 2008 issue of F1 Racing, the magazine listed estimated annual salaries of the 10 highest-paid drivers for the 2007 season.
- No. 1: Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, $51 million U.S.
- No. 2: Ralf Schumacher, Toyota, $25 million.
- No. 3: Fernando Alonso, reigning world champion, McLaren, $22 million.
- No. 4: Jenson Button, Honda, $18 million.
- No. 5: Rubens Barrichello, Honda, $12 million.
- No. 6: Jarno Trulli, Toyota, $10 million.
- No. 7: Felipe Massa, Ferrari, $8 million.
- No. 8: Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault, $7 million.
- No. 9: Mark Webber, Red Bull, $5 million.
- No. 10. Takuma Sato, Super Aguri, $4.5 million.
(Hamilton - As a rookie, I believe he got less than $1.5 Million?)
Hamberg, Raikkonen was one of the most popular drivers in the world and he was in Mercedes commercials and his personal sponsor was Red Bull. The only thing he didn't like was all the PR work, the politics...and he wanted to go Rallying too...and McLaren didn't want to take that risk given what happened to Montoya when he (Montoya) hurt himself clowning around stupidly on motorbikes.
- No. 1: Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, $51 million U.S.
- No. 2: Ralf Schumacher, Toyota, $25 million.
- No. 3: Fernando Alonso, reigning world champion, McLaren, $22 million.
- No. 4: Jenson Button, Honda, $18 million.
- No. 5: Rubens Barrichello, Honda, $12 million.
- No. 6: Jarno Trulli, Toyota, $10 million.
- No. 7: Felipe Massa, Ferrari, $8 million.
- No. 8: Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault, $7 million.
- No. 9: Mark Webber, Red Bull, $5 million.
- No. 10. Takuma Sato, Super Aguri, $4.5 million.
(Hamilton - As a rookie, I believe he got less than $1.5 Million?)
Hamberg, Raikkonen was one of the most popular drivers in the world and he was in Mercedes commercials and his personal sponsor was Red Bull. The only thing he didn't like was all the PR work, the politics...and he wanted to go Rallying too...and McLaren didn't want to take that risk given what happened to Montoya when he (Montoya) hurt himself clowning around stupidly on motorbikes.