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Alonso still highest paid Formula 1 driver

Fernando Alonso remains the highest paid driver in Formula 1  this year, despite his move from Ferrari to McLaren. That is the claim of the latest edition of Business Book, having published a detailed salary ranking of every driver on the 2015 grid. Spaniard Alonso is yet to score a single point this season following his switch to McLaren-Honda, but he will banking no less than $39 million, international media reports quote Business Book as having found. That is more than Sebastian Vettel, even though the German's new $30 million Ferrari retainer is higher than his earlier wage as quadruple world champion at Red Bull. In third place in 2015 is Lewis Hamilton, but the world champion's $28...
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