They reveal that Hamilton will have the best salary in Formula 1 and expectations for the new Ferrari model are growing

The arrival of Lewis Hamilton to the Italian team Ferrari for the 2025 season it still resonates in global motorsport. As the hours passed, other details of the agreement became known and this Monday several European media revealed that the British driver will have a salary of almost 100 million euros per yearbecoming the highest in the history of Formula 1. Furthermore, the team will present the new SF-24 single-seater with some significant changes compared to the last model.

The 100 million per year that Hamilton will earn are due to the sum of salary, bonus, image rights and sponsors; His basic salary, as reported in Italy, would be around 80 million euros. Furthermore, Ferrari’s market capitalization has increased in recent days by 6 billion dollars solely thanks to the signing of the Briton.

Hamilton is not only the most popular driver in the top category of world motorsport, but also the richest in the sector. According to the ‘Celebtrity Net Worth’ portal, in 2023 his coffers contained a network of 285 million dollarsa sum higher than that of all other F1 drivers, so his new salary at Ferrari will increase his capital even more.

The Italian team’s gamble aims to achieve something that has eluded them for 17 years, the World Cup. It would seem that he is the one to change this negative streak, as the English are seven-time champion and last season he reached the podium (he was 3rd, with 234 points) in the placings classification.

The new Formula 1 models

Meanwhile, the anticipation is growing to see the new cars for the start of the season. The first team to present it was the American team haas with the VF-24 model. For its part, Ferrari plans to do so on February 13, as announced by team director Fred Vasseur.

The team has announced that it will continue the tradition of recent years that has run through almost the entire hybrid era of Formula 1. The SF stands for Scuderia Ferrari, followed by the current year’s number. The big challenge this year will be to compete with Red Bull, last season’s champion.

Ferrari is betting on a completely new design for the 2024 season, the work has mainly focused on improving the chassis, leaving aside the old models with high and wide pontoons. It will also feature improvements to the radiator with the aim of providing better airflow towards the rear of the car.

The launches and presentations of the new cars continued this Monday with Stake F1, Team Kick Sauber and Williams; while on the 7th it will be the turn of Alpine and the day after that of VISA CASH APP RB. On February 12th it will be Aston Martin’s turn with the new AMR24 Fernando Alonso AND Lance Walkat its new headquarters in Silverstone.

Mercedes AND McLaren will be on February 14th and, finally, the Red Bull champion will be at center stage the following day with the RB20, a great favorite at the start given the inertia of the last two seasons in which he achieved exceptional performances with Max Verstappen AND The Czech Perez.