Reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has slammed the idea of including driver salaries in the sport's budget cap. read more »
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The possibility of drivers having their salaries capped under a broadening of the Formula 1 financial regulations is up for discussion. read more »
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F1 introduced a budget cap at the start of the 2021 season, initially limiting teams to spending $145 million per year. This figure dropped to $140m for 2022 and will fall by a... read more »
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Sergio Perez has received a pay rise in his new Red Bull contract that takes him to within touching distance of both Ferrari drivers' salaries. read more »
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As a number of teams seek to have the budget cap raised, talks over the inclusion of drivers salaries in the budget limit continue. read more »
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has warned any potential cap on F1 driver salaries would be impossible in the near future due to the legal ramifications. read more »
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Following the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, inflation in several European countries has soared to its highest level in decades and the increased energy and transport costs... read more »
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Zak Brown says the drivers shouldn't refuse to participate in Drive to Survive, after all it helps pay their salaries. read more »
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Max Verstappen recently penned one of the most lucrative deals for a driver in F1 history and is now financially rubbing shoulders with rival Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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As discussions over the proposed cap on driver salaries continue, it is understood that a $30m limit is to be agreed. read more »
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Mercedes may have offered double salaries to persuade staff to stay, but Red Bull put "lottery number pay cheques" into the mix. read more »
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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has declared F1 "must" alter the budget cap to include driver salaries to truly 'level the playing field'. read more »
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Last year, F1 teams agreed to slash the championship's planned cost cap from $175million to $145million starting in 2021, followed by a further $5million year-on-year... read more »
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown has revealed he would have made driver salaries a part of the new Formula 1 budget cap after the idea of a separate salary cap was floated. read more »
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The drivers are the "stars" of Formula 1 and should be rewarded, not capped, that's according to Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Any proposed cap on the salaries of Formula One drivers should be careful not to hold back the sport's top talent, newly crowned seven-times champion Lewis Hamilton said... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton believes all Formula 1 drivers deserve to be paid big money for what they bring to the sport despite revealing he is "not opposed" to a salary cap. read more »
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If agreed upon, F1 will introduce a new salary cap for the teams, starting in 2023. We take a look at how these new changes will impact driver's salaries and the way teams... read more »
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A proposed cap on Formula One driver salaries is under discussion but still some way away, although teams are supportive of the idea, bosses said on Friday. read more »
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Formula 1 is poised to introduce salary caps in 2023 as part of the wider cost saving measures being implemented in the coming seasons. The exact number has not yet been... read more »
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Teams have agreed in principal to the introduction of a $30m cap on drivers salaries to be introduced in 2023. read more »
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As Formula 1 debates including drivers' salaries in the budget cap, team bosses have rubbishes suggestions it could force superstar drivers to look elsewhere. read more »
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Team bosses believe that as "performance differentiators", drivers salaries should be included in the $145m cap. read more »
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Flavio Briatore has said he would have fined the Ferrari drivers 5-10% of their salaries for causing the collision at the Styria Grand Prix. read more »
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner sees no reason why driver salaries could not be incorporated into the Formula 1 budget cap in future years. read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | 408 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 396 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 392 |
| 4 | George Russell | 309 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 230 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 152 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 150 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 64 |
| 10 | Isack Hadjar | 51 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 800 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 459 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 426 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 382 |
| 5 | Williams | 137 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 80 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 73 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 68 |
| 10 | Alpine | 22 |

