F1 driver’s £131m fortune tops list of richest UK sporting stars ahead of Man United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wayne RooneyLewis Hamilton has increased his wealth by more than £25m over the past year to take his total fortune to £131m and claim the title of the richest sportsperson in the UK. Hamilton,32, the three-time FIA Formula One world champion, or ranks ahead of Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney in this year’s Sunday Times wealthy list. He took the top spot thanks to his driving fees from Mercedes and a string of lucrative sponsorship deals including with L’Oral,IWC watches and Bombardier, which supplies the private jet he uses to travel the world to races. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com