In September 2025, Sportico confirmed what the paddock had been quietly calculating for months. Lewis Hamilton had become the first Formula One driver in the sport's 75-year history to earn $100 million in a single calendar year. The figure arrived not from the racetrack alone but from the convergence of a record Ferrari contract, an endorsement portfolio that has only grown more powerful since his departure from Mercedes, and a film production …
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