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Lewis Hamilton He is the eighth athlete who earns the most money in the world and the highest paid of the entire grid of the Formula 1, with an annual income of 82 million dollars in recent years. The Mercedes driver has entered the ‘top 10’ this year and finds himself interspersed on the list with boxing stars, footballers and NBA and NFL stars.

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Lewis Hamilton is not only the best driver on the track and, by record, the best in history with his seven world titles, he is also one of the highest paid athletes in the world. The Briton, thanks to income from his role as a Mercedes team driver and other sponsored activities, brought in an amount of $ 82 million in 2020. He is, without question, the highest paid driver on the grid.

He is also the eighth athlete who receives the most money in the world, according to the list of the “10 highest paid athletes in the world 2021” that Has published Forbes. The British, seven times Formula 1 world champion, is interspersed in the list with other stars of world sport, specialties such as mixed martial arts, footballers, basketball players or American football.

The list is headed by the fighter Conor McGregor, with an estimated income of 180 million dollars. Beats Lionel Messi by 50 million and by 60 Cristiano Ronaldo (which, by the way, visited Ferrari a few days ago). Dak Prescott (American football player) and Lebron James (NBA) round out the top five. Until we get to Hamilton we have Neymar and Roger Federer, in sixth and seventh position respectively, with an income of over 90 million euros.

The pilot of Mercedes, with its 82 million entered in 2020, is next. This figure has allowed him to enter the ‘top 10’ this year, after last year’s list was in thirteenth place, with an estimated income of 54 million. For 2021, Lewis renewed his contract with Mercedes ‘in extremis’ after taking his seventh world title – and matching Michael sSchumacher – at the end of last year. His sports income was estimated at around 70 million, to which should be added 12 in terms of ambassador, promotional activities, sponsorships …

In the list of the best salaries in Formula 1 in 2021, published a few months ago by “The Sun”, Hamilton appeared with a salary of 45.6 million euros. Max Verstappen would follow with just over 20 and Charles Leclerc would complete the podium with 11.6.

According to Forbes, the pandemic has affected sport, although not all athletes have been affected in the same way. The true reflection of the situation is that the 10 highest paid athletes in the world had a gross income before tax of $ 1,050 million in the last 12 months, which translates into an increase of 28% compared to the previous period.

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