Lewis Hamilton has just signed a new contract with Mercedes. This contract makes it F1 rider with the highest pay of all time.
This certainty was announced on the official site of Mercedes, Thursday (19/07/2018) local time. They did not announce in detail the value of Hamilton's contract, but Telegraph believes the 33-year-old rider earns 40 million pounds a year until 2020.
This makes Hamilton a British athlete with the most expensive pay, became the F1 rider with the highest income in history.
"The extension of the contract is actually just a formality, because I and Toto Wolff have been sitting talking about it since the winter, so it's good to finally sign it, announce it, and get back to business as usual," Hamilton said.