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Alonso established as richest racing driver in the world

Fernando Alonso has emerged as the top earner in Formula 1 and the third highest earning athlete internationally according to Sports Illustrated, which excluded sportspersons from the United States. The Ferrari driver’s income has been pegged at nearly $43 million and trails recently retired British football player David Beckham, who topped the list with $48,349,000, and Swiss tennis star Roger Federer in second place, ahead of the Spanish driver by a little more than $600,000. “F1 drivers... make it onto [the list] from their in-sport earnings, which are high (and should be, right, considering that they risk their lives),” Sports Illustrated said. “Of his total,...
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