'Verstappen grabs huge Red Bull bonus after resounding F1 season'

With 19 victories (23 if you count the Sprint) and 575 pointsscored in the World Championship, it's not surprising that Red Bullpaid Max Verstappen a hefty fee for his services in 2023. For hisefforts, Forbes has estimated that the Dutchman banked just the $70million USD. This came as a base salary of $45 million and bonusesfor race wins and the championship coming in at $25 million. Nexton the Forbes list is Lewis Hamilton - who actually earned more inbase salary than Verstappen, with just the $55 million paid to theseven-time champion, although there was no bonus, with FernandoAlonso sneaking into third. View below the top 10 best paid F1drivers of 2023, based on figures from Forbes. Top ten highest paidF1 drivers according to Forbes