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[FirstnameLastname]

F1 2025 Super Licence fees

Max Verstappen – $1,079,448
Lando Norris – $925,779
Charles Leclerc – $881,805
Oscar Piastri – $725,453
Carlos Sainz – $720,567
George Russell – $610,632
Lewis Hamilton – $556,886
Sergio Perez – $383,433
Fernando Alonso – $183,107
Pierre Gasly – $114,703
Nico Hulkenberg – $112,260
Yuki Tsunoda – $85,387
Lance Stroll – $70,729
Esteban Ocon – $68,286
Alex Albon – $41,413
Oliver Bearman – $29,198
Liam Lawson – $21,869
Jack Doohan – $12,097
Kimi Antonelli – $12,097
Gabriel Bortoleto – $12,097


Another success ballast. I wonder if the team picks up the tab for these?

FIA pumping the price up too… ‘ the per-point fee will be €2313 ($2443), up from €2100 ($2217), and the standard fee €11453 ($12097), up from €10400 ($10981).


No wonder the FIA is keen to give points for all positions…

Edited by FirstnameLastname, 10 December 2024 - 09:42.

[PayasYouRace]

Not really success ballast is it? If anything you’re giving the best drivers an advantage by making their wallets lighter.

[JimmyClark]

Ah so this explains Max throwing away some points in Abu Dhabi. He needs to afford babygros.

[jonklug]

Never made sense to me why drivers need to pay for their Superlicense. And quite hefty fees as well. The sport should be rewarding the drivers - not taxing them jeez. 

[Ruusperi]

Where does the money go? Ben Sulayem's pocket?

[BRG]

Where does the money go? Ben Sulayem's pocket?

Yes, of course it does....

[pdac]

Ah so this explains Max throwing away some points in Abu Dhabi. He needs to afford babygros.

 

Maybe Perez had the better strategy

[IrvTheSwerve]

Never made sense to me why drivers need to pay for their Superlicense. And quite hefty fees as well. The sport should be rewarding the drivers - not taxing them jeez. 

 

Yeah, I can understand a nominal fee to cover things such as admin etc., which for this level of motorsport could easily be multiple thousands...but paying a million dollars for the licence is absolutely mental.

 

Why should you pay $2k if you score a point, finishing a couple of seconds ahead of someone not scoring anything, who has literally just run the same race?

 

And to the OP, yes I believe the teams do pay them (or a large chunk)...at least I remember reading that years ago.

Edited by IrvTheSwerve, 10 December 2024 - 11:42.

[BRG]

Yeah, I can understand a nominal fee to cover things such as admin etc., which for this level of motorsport could easily be multiple thousands...but paying a million dollars for the licence is absolutely mental.

 

Why should you pay $2k if you score a point, finishing a couple of seconds ahead of someone not scoring anything, who has literally just run the same race?

 

And to the OP, yes I believe the teams do pay them (or a large chunk)...at least I remember reading that years ago.

The teams are minting money like there is no tomorrow.  The drivers and some key team personnel are on multi-million salaries.  The race tracks are being bled dry to fund Liberty/FOM massive profits.  So why shouldn't the FIA get a slice of the action?  The only people not making any money are the Poor Bloody Infantry - aka the marshals.