Sergio Pérez, Mexican F1 idol: becomes one of the highest paid drivers in the world

This year the Mexican driver will receive $ 8 million from the Red Bull team which he represents in Formula 1

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The Mexican Formula 1 driver Sergio “Checo” Pérez, from the Red Bull team, has not only become one of the benchmarks in world motorsports and has confirmed that he is one of the most outstanding Mexican athletes in the world of motorsports, they have also made him one of the best paid.

His sporting achievements in recent times have catapulted him as one of the characters with the best salary in this professional motorsport circuit. According to data from Race Fans, the driver of 31 years is very close to the Top 10 of the best paid in Formula 1 .

Sergio Pérez made his Formula 1 debut in the year 2011 With the Sauber team, according to the Money in Image port, the Mexican driver had an average salary of more than $ 6.8 million annually, thanks to his great victories in recent years, without counting incentives obtained throughout his career in the highest motorsports circuit.

Meanwhile, the Race Fans portal reported that without the bonuses for objectives that each driver agrees with the different F1 teams, “Czech” will win $ 8 million this 2021 , a figure that in the ab solute is not negligible. But the Mexican not only has income from his work in the Red Bull team, but also from sponsorships.

According to a report by the Mexican newspaper El Economista, magnate Carlos Slim is one of the main sponsors of the Aztec pilot, to which has provided at least $ 25 millions of dollars through Marca Claro which are not only intended for the driver, but also for the team he represents.

According to the Mexican newspaper report, Pérez’s career is on the rise based on his latest outstanding results this season 2021 of Formula 1. Meanwhile, the Celebrity Net Worth site assured that Sergio Pérez’s fortune amounts to more from 30 million dollars.

It is clear that the first place belongs to the seven-time champion n Lewis Hamilton, with 30 millions of dollars. According to the study, it is stated that as a consequence of the economic situation caused by the coronavirus, Hamilton had to accept a reduction in his salary with the Mercedes team, which represented $ million dollars annually.

According to some reports, Hamilton sought a contract renewal of $ 40 million dollars for the season 2021. Meanwhile, Max Verstappen, Pérez’s teammate at Red Bull, is second among the highest-paid drivers with $ million dollars, followed by the Spanish Fernando Alonso, from the Alpine team, with $ 20 millions of dollars .

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