P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Lewis Hamilton has the most Instagram followers on the F1 grid and is paid handsomely when he posts to the social media site. However, a surprisingly high number of his followers do not appear to be real…
F1’s biggest stars like Lewis Hamilton, despite facing challenges on the track, still earn big money from their massive Instagram followings. Hamilton, with 11.6 million fake followers, makes £27,924 per sponsored post. His social media empire is unmatched, with 41.6 million followers overall. Charles Leclerc follows with 21.2 million followers, but 28% are fake, earning him £8,143 per post. Max Verstappen, the highest-paid F1 driver, earns £7,502 per post from his 16.7 million followers, 18.63% of whom are fake. Carlos Sainz, with 12.1 million followers, could earn £6,416 per post from his 22% fake followers.
