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Is Max worth £400 million over 4 years or is this crazy money?

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John S:
According to F1 business journalist Marc Limacher, Verstappen is set to receive an annual salary of €92 (£78) million from 2027, with performance-related bonuses potentially taking his earnings to €115 (£98) million per season. Limacher claims the overall four-year agreement is worth €460 (£393) million.

The figures have not been officially confirmed by Red Bull or Verstappen, meaning they should be treated as reported contract details rather than established fact. However, the claim adds another remarkable dimension to one of the biggest driver-market stories of the year.

Limacher’s claim is particularly striking because it separates Verstappen’s reported guaranteed salary from his potential bonus earnings
Across the four seasons from 2027 through 2030, that would produce a headline value of €460 (£393) million if the maximum annual figure were reached each year. 

Whilst this is brilliant for Max is it just a a bit too much for one driver to earn more each season than probably two thirds of F1 grid driver salaries combined?  :DntKnw:

Jericoke:
Remember what happened to Ferrari's share price when they signed Lewis Hamilton?

My understanding is 'top' F1 teams get enough money in sponsorship to cover their entire budget.  That is to say, RBR is basically free.  Also, F1 teams are now considered assets, and while the factories and design centres do have a certain value, it's the people who provide value to the team.  If you have a driver worth half a billion dollars, then that adds value to the team, as an asset.  Since it's basically 'free' money, and the cap allows you to spend infinite money on your drivers, paying your driver a ridiculous amount of money might actually MAKE money for the owners of the team.

'Worth' it from a sporting point of view, no, he won't earn more points per dollar than Liam Lawson will in that time.  Worth it as an investment, seems to be a no brainer.

lkjohnson1950:
Sports teams and possible championships cause people to go crazy. Jerry Colangelo came to the Arizona Diamondbacks as GM and vowed to win The World Series. He spent money freely including getting Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling and Mark Grace, expensive free agents. He got his Championship and a trip to the National League title series the next year. Then the rest of the owners booted him in favor of losing less money. The D-Backs haven't done much since. You pay to play. Judging by his teammates Max is worth about .5 seconds in qualifying, maybe more. Does that justify paying him 10X as much as Hadjar? How badly do you want to win?

Dare:

--- Quote from: lkjohnson1950 on August 22, 2026, 07:32:02 PM ---Sports teams and possible championships cause people to go crazy. Jerry Colangelo came to the Arizona Diamondbacks as GM and vowed to win The World Series. He spent money freely including getting Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling and Mark Grace, expensive free agents. He got his Championship and a trip to the National League title series the next year. Then the rest of the owners booted him in favor of losing less money. The D-Backs haven't done much since. You pay to play. Judging by his teammates Max is worth about .5 seconds in qualifying, maybe more. Does that justify paying him 10X as much as Hadjar? How badly do you want to win?

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Seems like the Yankees haven't figured out how to make that pay to play figured out yet. Judge is hurt again after a big contract and he's no spring chicken

lkjohnson1950:
Yankees haven't been the same without Steinbrenner. Same mindset as Colangelo, you need to spend to win.

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