Drivers:
1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 30m
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 16m
3. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 16m
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 14m
5. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 9m
6. Michael Schumacher Mercedes Grand Prix 8m
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes Grand Prix 8m
8. Robert Kubica Renault F1 7.5m
9. Rubens Barrichello Williams F1 5.5m
10. Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 4.2m
11. Jarno Trulli Lotus Racing 3m
12. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing 2m
13. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus Racing 2m
14. Timo Glock Virgin Racing 1m
15. Nico Hόlkenberg Williams F1 700,000
16. Pedro de la Rosa Sauber 500,000
17. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 500,000
18. Vitaly Petrov Renault F1 400,000
19. Jaime Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso 400,000
20. Sιbastien Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso 400,000
21. Adrian Sutil Force India F1 200,000
22. Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India F1 200,000
23. Lucas Di Grassi Virgin Racing 200,000
24. Bruno Senna Hispania Racing 150,000
25. Karun Chandhok Hispania Racing Nil
26. Sakon Yamamoto Hispania Racing Nil
Two things to discuss here:
1. As a whole*, are F1 drivers paid far too much? If yes, what is a more acceptable level?
2. Should drivers salaries fall under the budget cap?
*I say "as a whole" because this is not a thread to pick at any one particular driver or team. You want to do that, go somewhere else. This is to discuss the ridiculously high wage packet that this bunch are given. ure what they do is dangerous, but anything upto 30 million?!
My own opinion is that sure the team should pay them but not anything over say £750,000 and the rest can come from sponsorship deals. I also think that should a budget cap ever happen (God forbid!) then this should include the drivers salaries.
Discuss...