Formula 1 is one of the most exclusive sports out there. If we talk about the available grid spots, only 20 of the most talented and fierce drivers get a chance to take part in this cut-throat competition. So once these pilots have made it into the sport, it is only fair that they are paid handsomely. However, not all drivers are paid the same.

A driver’s salary can depend on a lot of different factors, like sponsorships, experience, past performances, and more! While we are on this subject, have you ever wondered what the current drivers are getting paid for their services?

Motosport.com recently took to Instagram to start an interesting round of interactions with their followers. They did so by exposing a few official pay figures of current drivers. They posted a series of pictures of the F1 racers with their salaries on display with a caption that read, ‘What would you do if you earned as much as Verstappen?

With the Budget Cap Breach already being a hot topic of discussion in the F1 community, Motorsport.com put out an interesting post that got a lot of fans talking.

As per the IG post, here is how much the drivers earn in descending order:

• Max Verstappen: $43,000,000
• Lewis Hamilton: $40,000,000
• Fernando Alonso: $20,000,000
• Sebastian Vettel: $15,000,000
• Daniel Ricciardo: $15,000,000
• Charles Leclerc: $12,000,000
• Carlos Sainz: $10,000,000
• Lance Stroll: $10,000,000
• Valttri Bottas: $10,000,000
• Sergio Perez: $8,000,000

Exposed to this information, F1 fans had a lot of thoughts. And they just couldn’t keep calm.

Instagram did not hesitate in laughing off Daniel Ricciardo, whilst Charles Leclerc was empathized with

As the post reached its target audience, fans lost their calm. Few could not get themselves to digest the figures some were bagging, as well as the figures that some lacked in receiving.

“Explain me how Dani Ric make 15M”

“Leclerc sounds a little bit low”

“There is no way Lando is making lass than Daniel, he’s one of the top drivers on the grid.”

A fan replied to the comment above saying, “Unfortunately it’s true, McLaren are paying Daniel a hell of a lot of money because of how high his stock was at Renault but as we know all of that money has gone to waste because it’s only one side of the garage getting the results”

In a nutshell, fans were not happy seeing Leclerc getting paid $3M less than Ricciardo, while the former is technically a championship contender who sits in P2, 9 spots, and 208 points ahead of the latter.

“Ricciardo earning more than Leclerc is the biggest scam on earth”

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“Danny Ric way too high”

“Ricciardo doesn’t deserve that much”

“Carlos and Charles are underpaid”

“Leclerc getting less than Alonso Vettel and Ric lmao”

“Checo, Carlos n Charles need to be at 20M at least. DRic n Seb could honestly be taken down to 12M. Alo down to 16M shud be fair. Stroll shudn’t be in the sport. VB should be paid the 12M same as DRic n Seb.”

“I hope Leclerc doubles or triples next year.”

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With all said and done, what are your thoughts on these figures? Do you think it is fair for Ferrari’s Golden Boy to get paid less than The Honey Badger?