The arrival of
Lewis Hamilton
to the Italian
Ferrari
team for the 2025 season still resonates in world motorsport.
As the hours passed, other details of the agreement became known and this Monday different European media revealed that the British driver will have a salary of almost
100 million euros per year
, becoming the highest in the history of
Formula 1
.
In addition, the team will present the new SF-24 single-seater with some significant changes compared to its last model.
The 100 million annually that Hamilton will earn are due to the sum of salary, bonus, image rights and sponsors;
His base salary, as reported in Italy, would be around 80 million euros.
Furthermore, Ferrari's market capitalization has increased in recent days by $6 billion solely due to the signing of the Briton.
The British driver, Lewis Hamilton.
(Photo by MARK RALSTON / AFP)
Hamilton is not only the most popular driver in the top category of world motorsport, but also the richest in the industry.
According to the 'Celebtrity Net Worth' portal, in 2023 his coffers contained a net worth of
285 million dollars
, a sum greater than all other F1 drivers, so his new salary at Ferrari will further increase the capital of him.
The Italian team's bet has the objective of achieving something that has been elusive for 17 years, the world championship.
It would seem that he is the one to change this bad streak since the Briton is
a seven-time champion
and last season he finished on the podium (he was 3rd, with 234 points) in the standings.
The new models of Formula 1
Meanwhile, the expectation is growing to see the new cars for the start of the season.
The first team to present it was the American team
Haas
with the VF-24 model.
For its part, Ferrari plans to do so on February 13, as announced by team director Fred Vasseur.
The team announced that it will continue with the tradition of recent years that has covered almost the entire hybrid era of Formula 1. The SF means Scuderia Ferrari, followed by the number of the current year.
This year's big bet will be to compete with Red Bull, last season's champion.
Ferrari is betting on a completely new design for the 2024 season, work has focused mainly on improving the chassis, leaving aside the old models with high and wide pontoons.
It will also present improvements to the radiator with the aim of providing better air flow to the rear of the car.
Williams Racing Formula 1 for the 2024 season. Photo: REUTERS/Mike Segar
The launches and presentation of the new cars continued this Monday with the Stake F1, Team Kick Sauber and Williams;
while on the 7th it will be the turn of Alpine and a day later that of VISA CASH APP RB.
On February 12 it will be Aston Martin's time with the new AMR24 for
Fernando Alonso
and
Lance Stroll
, at their new Silverstone headquarters.
Mercedes
and
McLaren
will do it on February 14 and, finally, the champion Red Bull will be at the center of the scene a day later with the RB20, which is the great favorite from the start due to the inertia of the last two seasons in which it achieved an outstanding performance with
Max Verstappen
and
Checo Pérez
.