He is one of the greatest sportsmen in history. Like Michael Jordan, Zinédine Zidane, Roger Federer, or even Usain Bolt, Michael Schumacher has entered into legend for his talents at the wheel of Formula 1 racing cars. rare also pocketed a lot of money when he was still driving on circuits around the world. In 2019, our colleagues from Forbes revealed precisely what the pilot earned at the time when he was still practicing.
Passed by Benetton Formula, with which he became world champion in 1994 and 1995, then by the legendary Scuderia Ferrari, to which he offered 4 titles from 2000 to 2004, Michael Schumacher managed to become seven times Formula 1 world champion with 94 Grand Prix victories. A success that allowed him to build a nice fortune estimated at more than 900 million dollars according to X-Wealth. In addition to having a huge fortune, Mick’s father, who is trying to find a place for himself like his father in the Haas team, received between 5 and 10 million dollars a year!
Nine digit fortune
It was when he signed his first contract with Ferrari that the legendary driver would make fans of the discipline dizzy with fabulous sums. According Release, the sum of the contract was between 120 and 130 million francs per year. Which today represents between 24 and 27 million euros per month. A colossal salary for the time. But when he extended his contract with the Scuderia in 1998, the driver signed a salary of $123 million over three years.
According to our colleagues from Forbes, the calculation of the 21 years of career of Michael Schumacher allowed him to reach a gigantic sum estimated at 947 million euros. Unfortunately, at present, no one knows if he can really benefit from it… Given that his state of health remains as mysterious as ever since his skiing accident in 2013.
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