Max Verstappen is reported to be the highest-paid driver in Formula 1 when bonuses are taken into account. His $76 million contract has him as the highest-paid driver, though Sportico rank him in second place behind Hamilton when it comes to the highest-earning F1 drivers of 2025.

F1's 2026 driver lineup has been confirmed and there have been a host of changes. Whether it's Red Bull, Ferrari or Mercedes - here is how all the team's driver pairings look this year. Max Verstappen has a new team-mate, with Frenchman Isack Hadjar making the step up having impressed in his rookie year at Racing Bulls in 2025.

Williams has confirmed a new official reserve driver for the F1 2026 season, alongside announcing its driver academy line-up. The Grove-based squad will have a new reserve driver on standby during 2026, ready to step up and stand in for Carlos Sainz or Alex Albon in the event either are unable to take part in a race.

Lando Norris may be champion on the track, but it’s a different story in the race to financial supremacy as F1’s top ten earners revved up an estimated $363 million in salary and bonuses this year.

Williams has announced Luke Browning as the team’s reserve driver for the 2026 Formula 1 season. The Grove-based squad did not previously have a reserve driver, though it theoretically could call upon Mercedes ’ third driver, Williams’ own former racer Valtteri Bottas, throughout 2025.

The Cadillac F1 team has held a shakedown of its F1 2026 car at Silverstone ahead of its debut season with Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez.

It’s not entirely unusual for F1 drivers to take an enjoyment in motorcycles. Daniel Ricciardo, for example, was always known as a fan of bike racing and even spent time one winter with then-factory Kawasaki AMA Supercross rider Adam Cianciarulo at the test track.

IndyCar veteran Conor Daly has expressed his contempt for F1's toxic X (formerly Twitter) fanbase. The former Juncos Hollinger Racing driver highlighted that he would rather be in a "war zone" than interact with any F1 fans online.

McLaren have named their complete Formula One line-up for the 2026 season, including the destinations of some of their most exciting young motorsport prodigies