Lewis Hamilton, a very well paid 33-year-old driver will start his 2018 season with major sponsors like Mercedes-Benz and Pretonas making up the 3 quarters of his Sponsors payout and smaller sponsors round out the total of his sponsorship for the season.
Mercedes-Benz already has shown that they are sandbagging during winter testing running harder tires then their main rival Ferrari, we will see if they are as mighty as last year and the year before at the season opener in Australia!
Here are the sponsors for Lewis Hamilton this season
Mercedes-Benz — £30m per year
Chassis development and engine supply
Petronas — approximately £50m per year
Title sponsor, Malaysian state oil, and gas — deal signed in 2016
Puma — approx £2m per year
Racing footwear, apparel, and accessories — deal signed in 2014
Monster Energy — approx £1.5m per year
Energy drinks — deal signed in 2010
Bose — approx £2.5m per year
Audio systems — deal signed in 2015
Tommy Hilfiger — approx £4m per year
Team clothing — deal signed in 2018
UBS — approx £7m per year
Financial services — deal signed in 2015
Qualcomm — approx £7.5m per year
Wireless technology — deal signed in 2015
Epson — approx £3.5m per year
Printing and communications — deal signed in 2015
IWC Schaffhausen — approx £1.5m per year
Swiss watches — deal signed in 2013
Wihuri — approx £1.5m per year
Packaging products — deal signed in 2017
Tibco — approx £1m per year
Analytics software — deal signed in 2018
TOTAL: £112m per year