News Details
Hamilton ‘surprised' by driver salary cap
Lewis Hamilton says he is 'surprised' that Formula 1 is pressing ahead with plans to introduce a salary cap for the drivers from 2023. Earlier this week is was reported that the team bosses had agreed a salary cap of £22 million. More details are now coming through with reports stating that £22m is not for one driver, but both combined salaries. That's a long way off the £35m per season that Hamilton alone earns with his team-mate Valtteri Bottas costing Mercedes just under £7 million per year. Hamilton says he is 'surprised' that Formula 1 is going down this road but insists talk of a salary cap is not the reason why he has yet to sign a new deal with Mercedes. 'It has nothing to do...
Full Story »
Full Story »
5y ago from PlanetF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
F1 teams agree in principle to $30m driver salary cap
The Formula 1 teams have agreed in principle to a driver salary cap which...
5y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Hamilton "surprised" by F1 plan to introduce...
Lewis Hamilton has conceded to "surprise" over Formula 1's...
5y ago from GPFans.com
F1 Teams Agree $30 Million Driver Salary Cap
On Monday, all F1 team bosses met virtually at the F1 Commission to vote...
5y ago from Formula1News.co.uk
F1 set to introduce driver salary cap in 2023
Formula 1 is poised to introduce salary caps in 2023 as part of the wider...
5y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Winners and losers as MotoGP season resumes with the...
No description available...
1h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez owns up to British GP struggles but...
No description available...
19h ago from Motorsport.com
Raul Fernandez channelled “anger” to British GP...
No description available...
17h ago from Motorsport.com
Raul Fernandez completes dominant British MotoGP...
Raul Fernandez led every single lap of the British MotoGP race to...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
IndyCar Portland – Race Results
Sunday afternoon held the first race of a busy final stretch to the 2026...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Rosenqvist calls on IndyCar to ‘grow up’ over...
Felix Rosenqvist finished second in Sunday’s Grand Prix of Portland,...
9h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Official race results: 2026 IndyCar at Portland
No description available...
10h ago from Motorsport.com
Rinus VeeKay continues IndyCar surge with fourth at...
No description available...
10h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Thierry Neuville claims WRC Rally Finland was...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
FIA sets deadline for WRC Saudi Arabia decision
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
'I saw him lie down and pass out' - Julien Ingrassia...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
“I’ve got a source” - Perry Groves claims he...
Former Arsenal attacker Perry Groves reckons PSG winger Bradley Barcola...
53m ago from SportsKeeda.com
Sources: Arsenal set Gabriel Jesus price as interest...
Gabriel Jesus could be approaching the end of his Arsenal spell, with...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com
After Bruno Guimaraes: Arsenal could be involved in...
Arsenal could face another major attacking decision before the summer...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Emirates Cup thoughts: Odegaard, Tzolis, the defence,...
Morning everyone. The Emirates Cup game against Borussia Dortmund ended in...
3h ago from Arseblog.com
Comments
Hottest News
Jos Verstappen opens up on ‘surprise' initial F1...
Jos Verstappen has opened up on initial... Read More »
43m ago from MotorsportWeek.com
George Russell sends huge warning to Mercedes amid troubled...
George Russell has sent a timely public warning... Read More »
53m ago from GPFans.com
'Wedding pending!' Fans go wild for stunning Kim Kardashian...
This really is the summer of love for F1, and... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com
