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¿Sabes quién es el piloto mejor pagado de la Fórmula 1?

El nuevo sueldo de Checo Pérez es una LO-CU-RA

Mike Barcena
by Mike Barcena

BuzzFeed Staff

En la Fórmula 1, la velocidad cuesta... y mucho. Con el inicio de la temporada 2026, la parrilla cambió drásticamente: Checo Pérez arranca una nueva era con Cadillac y jóvenes promesas como Franco Colapinto y Kimi Antonelli ya tienen su primer gran contrato en el bolsillo. 🏎️✨

Two sleek, aerodynamic race cars are displayed side-by-side on an open platform with mountains silhouetted in the background at dusk
F1

Pero, ¿quién manda realmente en el banco? ¿Sigue siendo Max el rey de la nómina o  Ferrari puso a Lewis en la cima? Aquí tenemos la lista de los salarios para esta temporada y hay sorpresas que te van a dejar 😲.


22.Arvid Lindblad - Racing Bulls - Entre 500.000 y $1,000,000

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Motorsport

21. Franco Colapinto - Alpine - Entre 500.000 y $1,000,000

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Motorsport

20. Oliver Bearman - Haas - $1,000,000

Person in a vehicle racing suit with sponsor logos, smiling at the camera
Motorsport

19. Liam Lawson - Racing Bulls - $1,000,000

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Motorsport

18. Gabriel Bortoleto - Audi - $2,000,000

A person smiles at the camera wearing a simple, short-sleeved polo shirt, standing against a plain background
Audi

17. Kimi Antonelli - Mercedes - $2,000,000

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Motorsport

16. Isack Hadjar - Red Bull Racing - $5,000,000

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Motorsport

15. Valtteri Bottas - Cadillac - $5,000,000

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Motorsport

14. Esteban Ocon - Haas - $7,000,000

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Forbes

13. Nico Hülkenberg - Audi - $7,000,000

A person stands with arms crossed, wearing a simple long-sleeve shirt, in front of a textured background
Audi

12. Checo Pérez -Cadillac- $8,000,000

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Cadillac

Sergio Pérez with the Cadillac LYRIQ

11. Lance Stroll - Aston Martin - $12,000,000

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Aston Martin

10. Pierre Gasly - Alpine- $12,000,000

A race car driver wearing a cap and black and pink racing suit with sponsor logos, standing in front of blurred racing backdrops
Alpine

9. Alex Albon - Williams - $12,000,000

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Motorsport

8. Carlos Sainz - Williams - $13,000,000

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Motorsport

7. Oscar Piastri - McLaren - $13,000,000

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Motorsport

6. Fernando Alonso - Aston Martin - $20,000,000

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Motorsport

5. Lando Norris - McLaren - $30,000,000

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McLaren

4. Charles Leclerc - Ferrari - $34,000,000

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F1

3. George Russell - Mercedes - $34,000,000

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2. Lewis Hamilton - Ferrari - $60,000,000

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F1

1. Max Verstappen - Red Bull Racing - 70 millones de dólares

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Red Bull Racing

3 Datos que nos volaron la cabeza

1. Max sigue siendo el Rey

Back in our happy place 🙂#F1 || #F1Testing 🇧🇭 pic.twitter.com/bALYKsuB9b

— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) February 11, 2026
Via Twitter: @redbullracing
A pesar de que no fue campeón en 2025, Verstappen sigue cobrando 10 millones más que Lewis Hamilton -el segundo lugar de la lista- y 40 millones más que Lando Norirs, el campeón reinante de la F1.

2. El nuevo camino de Checo

More energy, more power 🤌

Step on set with us in our latest YouTube video 🎥 pic.twitter.com/3MBC0idkY3

— Cadillac Formula 1 Team (@Cadillac_F1) February 5, 2026
Via Twitter: @Cadillac_F1
Con su llegada a Cadillac, el mexicano ganará 8 millones de dólares, situándose justo a la mitad de la tabla, por encima de veteranos como Hülkenberg y su coequipero, Valtteri Bottas.

3. La brecha de los novatos

Russonelli are back 💙🩵
It’s been a looonnng week apart 😆 pic.twitter.com/aL5kdoM2Q6

— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) February 11, 2026
Via Twitter: @MercedesAMGF1
Mientras los tres de arriba suman casi 170 millones, jóvenes como Kimi Antonelli y Oliver Bearman están apenas empezando su fortuna con sueldos que, aunque parecen "pequeños" en la F1, ¡ya quisiéramos nosotros!

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