Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton has been named Britain’s wealthiest sports star in the 2020 according to the Sunday Times Rich List as BBC reports.
The 35-year-old Mercedes driver won a sixth world title last year with his wealth increasing by £37m in the past year to £224m, making him the wealthiest sportsperson in the list’s 32-year history.
One other only sports star in the main list of Britain’s 1,000 richest people is Golfer Rory McIlroy who is worth £170m as Boxer Anthony Joshua who is the only non-footballer on the list, made up of those aged 30 or under. The 30-year-old is worth £107m with Real Madrid and Wales forward Gareth Bale, also 30 being the only sportsperson ahead of him.
