FIA Formula One Championship 2013

**Retz** · May 11th, 2013 10:42 AM

F1 2013 driver salaries published – but who earns most?

The annual list of F1 salaries has again been published, and while Fernando Alonso remains top, he has now been joined by Lewis Hamilton.

The report - published by Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo and citing information compiled by Business Book GP - reckons both are now on around €20 million, Hamilton getting an extra €4 million per year following his switch from McLaren to Mercedes.

Interestingly though, the same publication had Alonso on a retainer of €30 million in 2012 – it is unclear why this estimate for the Ferrari #1 has now been revised...

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**Monseratto** · May 11th, 2013 07:19 PM

3rd and Final Practice--Spanish GP

**Parkuu** · May 11th, 2013 07:29 PM

Looking good for Kimi. I expect a strong qualifying from Mercedes and Red Bull later.

**Monseratto** · May 11th, 2013 08:02 PM

Breaking News!!!

McLaren to use free Honda engines in 2015 - report

McLaren has not extended its customer deal with Mercedes, and according to Michael Schmidt that they will surely be Honda-powered in 2015

May 11 (GMM) McLaren will surely be Honda-powered in 2015, according to Auto Motor und Sport correspondent Michael Schmidt.

Reporting from Barcelona, he said McLaren has let a deadline pass whereby it could have extended its customer deal with Mercedes beyond next season.

"That can only mean Honda in 2015," said Schmidt.

Reportedly, the Japanese carmaker - having withdrawn from F1 amid the global financial crisis at the end of 2008 - will not charge McLaren for its turbo V6 engines.

Honda, however, will surely subsidise its development costs with one or two customer deals, and Sauber and Lotus are thought to have already expressed interest.

"We are studying (the idea of returning to F1) as seriously as possible," Honda president Takanobu Ito said recently.

Lotus could be on the move due to the apparently high price of staying with Renault in 2014 and beyond.

Auto Motor und Sport said Renault wants to charge its customers between EUR 20 and 23 million per season, while the Mercedes engine will cost 17-19 million.

Ferrari is reportedly offering the cheapest package, with the price tag between 15 and 17 million.