Verstappen named in top five highest-earners aged under-25

F1 world champion Max Verstappen has been named fourth on a list of highest-earning athletes under the age of 25, by Sportico.
Race winner Max Verstappen (NLD)
Race winner Max Verstappen (NLD)

The sports business website has ranked Red Bull driver Verstappen at No 4 behind Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe, tennis superstar Naomi Osaka and NFL player Josh Allen.

The full list:

10. Jayson Tatum (basketball) - £20.4 salary, £4m endorsements = £24.4m total

 

9. Donovan Mitchell (basketball) - £20.6m salary, £5.6m endorsements = £26.2m total

 

8. Trevor Lawrence (NFL) - £20m salary, £6.5m endorsements = £26.5m total

 

7. Devin Booker (basketball) - £23m salary, £5.6m endorsements = £20.8m total

 

6. Jake Paul (boxing) - £24m salary, £5.6m endorsements = £29.6m total

 

5. Marshon Lattimore (NFL) - £33m salary, £80,000 endorsements = £33.8m total

 

4. Max Verstappen (F1) - £31.4m salary, £3.2m endorsements = £34.6m total

 

3. Kylian Mbappe (football) - £25.6m salary, £13.7m endorsements = £39.3m total

 

2. Naomi Osaka (tennis) - £97,000 salary, £42m endorsements = £42.1m total

 

1. Josh Allen (NFL) - £50.3m salary, £3.2m endorsements = £53.5m total

Race winner Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 5, Miami Grand
Race winner Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium…

Sportico have reported Verstappen’s annual salary at $39 million (£31.4m) whereas The Guardian had previously reported that the F1 world champion’s new deal, which runs until 2028, was worth £40m per year.

Verstappen now sits alongside rival Lewis Hamilton, who is 13 years older at 37, as the best-paid driver in F1.

Hamilton recently dropped out of Forbes list of the top 10 highest-earning sportspeople in the world. He had been included twice previously and, last year, was ranked at eighth.

Verstappen’s total income is estimated by Sportico at £19m less than NFL star Allen in the list of the world’s top earning athletes under the age of 25.

F1 has a host of other well-paid young guns below the age of 25 whose futures are bright.

(L to R): David Beckham (GBR) Former Football Player with Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren on the grid. Formula 1 World
(L to R): David Beckham (GBR) Former Football Player with Lando Norris …

Lando Norris, 22, is pocketing an estimated £20m per year and is impressing for McLaren.

Charles Leclerc, 24, is competing to claim his first F1 world title while earning £9.8m from Ferrari.

Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll, 23, is getting £8.1m while Mercedes’ George Russell, 24, and Alpine’s Esteban Ocon, 25, each earn £4.1m.

Guanyu Zhou, 22, of Alfa Romeo and Mick Schumacher, 22, of Haas both pocket £816,000 per season.

Yuki Tsunoda, 22, of Alpha Tauri is the lowest-paid driver on the grid. He earns £615,000 per year.

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