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The Formula One drivers are back in the hot seat for the Round One of the Bahrain Grand Prix 2022 which will kick off at the Bahrain International Circuit. As always, there will be ten teams and twenty drivers who will compete for the much awaited competition. For the last three years, Lewis Hamilton has dominated the race and this earned him millions of wealth. As a result of his excellence, it is not surprising that Hamilton is the Richest F1 driver among the drivers at the current Bahrain Grand Prix, let's dig in to the top 10 richest F1 drivers who joined this year.
Charles Leclerc
Charles Leclerc has come a long way from being the F2 champion in 2017 after competing in three seasons in F1. He began his Formula One career with a team affiliated with Ferrari, Sauber, in 2018. He then moved to Ferrari just after in 2019. Ever since he transferred to Ferrari, Charles has done nothing but leave the people in awe with his impressive performances. After years of competing, he currently has a net worth of $8 million.
Carlos Sainz Jr
Carlos Sainz Jr is the son of the rally driver, Carlos Sainz. He made headlines when he ended the McLaren's podium drought during the Brazilian Grand Prix in 2019. Carlos turned professional Formula One driver in 2015 and began his career with the team of Scuderia Toro Rosso. He finished at 15th place during his first season at F1. He joined and drove for the team for three years. With his years of competing in F1, he has a current net worth of $8 million.
Nico Hulkenberg
German professional racing driver Nico Hulkenberg drives for the Renault F1 Team. He was born on August 1987 and was raised in Emmerich am Rhein, West Germany. The German professional racing driver currently has a net worth of $10 million. He has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in his first ever attempt in 2015. He also competed at the FIA World Endurance Championship season for Porsche that same year.
Valtteri Bottas
Finnish racing driver Valtteri Bottas was consistently tagged as Lewis Hamilton's wingman. When he arrived from the Williams Martini Racing team for the 2017 season, he knew that he was going to be the secondary to the Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton. At the time, Lewis was coming off as the second-placer after the back-to-back Formula 1 championships. Bottas played his role impressively and while Hamilton won four straight season titles, Bottas always come off among the top three. The Finnish racing driver currently has a net worth of $20 million.
Kevin Magnussen
Danish racing driver Kevin Jan Magnussen is the son of the four time Le Mans and former Formula One driver Jan Magnussen. He came up through the McLaren Formula One team's Young Driver Programme and has driven for the Formula One World Championship in 2014. However he decided to join the Renault team in 2016. He transferred once again after he decided to drive for the Haas from 2017 until the 2020 season. He currently competes in Formula One for the Haas F1 team. He has rejoined the team after signing with Haas for a multi-year deal in 2022. He currently has a net worth of $24 million.
Sergio Perez
Mexican racing driver Sergio Michel Pérez Mendoza races in Formula One for the Red Bull Racing team. Sergio Perez who is also known as Checo has also driven for Sauber, Force India, McLaren and Racing Point before driving for Red Bull. He won his first ever Formula One Grand Prix at the Sakhir Grand Prix in 2020. He was a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy until 2012. He made his debut in Formula One driving for Sauber in 2011. He then took his first Formula One podium at the Malaysian Grand Prix with Sauber in 2012. With his years competing for the Formula One, he was able to amass an impressive net worth of $30 million.
Lance Stroll
Canadian-Belgian racing driver Lance Stroll is the son of Canadian billionaire businessman Lawrence Stroll. He currently competes in the Formula One as a representative of Canada. He drives for the Aston Martin since the year 2021 and previously driven for Racing Point and Williams. He won the Italian F4 in 2014, Toyota Racing Series in 2015 and FIA European Formula in 2016. He joined the Ferrari Driver Academy from 2010 until 2015. He has achieved his first podium finishing third place at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in 2017. With his years of competing for the Formula One, he was able to amass an impressive net worth of $50 million.
Daniel Ricciardo
Italian-Australian racing driver Daniel Ricciardo is currently competing in the Formula One driving for McLaren. He is currently representing Australia despite his Italian roots. He made his racing debut at the British Grand Prix 2011 driving for the HRT team whch is part of his deal with the Red Bull Racing. He was test driving at the time under Red Bull's sister team Scuderia Toro Rosso. Ricciardo has impressively achieve eight Grand Prix victories in the Formula One. . With his years of competing for the Formula One, he was able to amass an impressive net worth of $50 million.
Max Verstappen
Belgian-Dutch racing driver Max Emilian Verstappen is driving with the Red Bull Racing team. He is was born and raised in Belgium but he decided to compete under the Dutch Flag claiming that he feels more Dutch than Belgian and it was his Dutch father who taught him to race. He was a young talent and at an early age, has won numerous race championships. He became the youngest driver to compete in Formula One when he entered the Australian Grand Prix in 2015 while he was days away from turning 18. He was granded the Super Licence which allowed him to race for the Formula One despite not being able to legally drive outside the racing area. With his years of competing for the Formula One, he was able to amass an impressive net worth of $60 million.
Fernando Alonso
Spanish racing driver Fernando Alonso is currently competing for the Alpine team in Formula One. He has won the series' World Drivers' Championship in two consecutive years 2005 and 2006 while driving for Renault. He has also driven for Ferrari, Minardi and McLaren. He has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for two consecutive years as well, 2018 and 2019. He is among the oldest driver to compete and while the young ones have so much potential, he has proven his skills after achieving so much success locally and internationally. With his years of competing for the Formula One, he was able to amass an impressive net worth of $240 million.
Lewis Hamilton
British racing driver Lewis Hamilton is competing for the Mercedes in Formula One. He previously had driven for McLaren for five years. He has a joint record for seven World Drivers' Championship titles which he tied with Michael Schumacher and holds records for the most wins with 103 wins. He is the first and only black driver in the series. He has set numerous records when he joined the series and does not plan on stopping anytime now although he is set to join the entertainment industry soon. With his years of competing for the Formula One, he was able to amass an impressive net worth of $285 million.
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