7 Most Extravagant Homes Of Richest F1 Drivers

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F1 Drivers make millions through their phenomenal careers in the sports industry and own some of the most luxurious homes. Formula 1 might not be as popular as soccer or cricket. However, F1 drivers have built careers out of this sport and are globally on the list of the highest-paid athletes. For example, the F1 Driver Sebastian Vettel is known to have an income comparable to the famous football player Cristiano Ronaldo.

The following is a list of the wealthiest F1 drivers and the most luxurious homes they own.

Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel is one of the top-earning F1 drivers; he is reported to have a net worth of about $105 million. This Formula 1 driver has a luxury home in Switzerland which is more of a country farmhouse estate.

Vettel's choice of private yet straightforward and well-protected life has made him go for this beautiful medieval-styled property in Western Europe. This estate is worth a whopping $7 million and is in Thurgau Canton, Switzerland. Little is known about this glamorous property because the four-time world champion prefers privacy.

Jenson Button

Jensen Button is also quite famous as a Formula 1 driver; he too has a handsome net worth of about $105 million. The luxurious home that this F1 driver is renowned for is a five-bedroom luxury pad which he acquired for a handsome amount of approximately $4.5 million.

Button is reported to have gotten this fantastic real estate deal before retiring from the sport. He has a beautiful Brentwood home in California with a huge backyard, a master bedroom suite, and a pool. However, his collection of supercars is more extensive than the space that his mansion can provide. This is one reason why he had to put it on sale despite owning the utterly extravagant home.

Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo is younger than most other affluent F1 drivers but is also one of the most celebrated. While he was in his 20s, he acquired an $8 million extravagant home in Los Angeles.

His fancy Monaco estate is a 1960s house that has been modernized to equip it with luxury amenities. These include five spacious bedrooms and five bathrooms with huge bathtubs, a reasonable garage space, a pool, and a beautiful landscape surrounding the mansion.

David Coulthard

David Coulthard is a well-respected Formula 1 Driver who has now retired. But he owns an extravagant home in Monaco which he bought with a sumptuous amount of $30 million.

Before retiring, David Coulthard was a champion from Britain in the Formula 1 sport and now has a net worth of about $80 million. His magnificent real estate property is called the Columbus Hotel in Monaco. Located in the Fontvieille district, this is a chic, urbanized estate that was bought by London and Regional Group later.

Kimi Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen might be a fan of yachts, but this Finnish F1 driver has a fancy home in the Swiss countryside too. It is not uncommon for F1 drivers to have an underlying love for Switzerland; Raikkonen got this place for $32 million.

This phenomenal mansion is in a place called Baar in Zug's central Canton. Kimi is known to have named it 'Butterfly' for reasons unknown. It spans over a total area of 300 square meters and comes with indoor and outdoor pools. The indoor pool is to be used mainly when the outdoor pool's water gets frozen. It also has an underground garage that can store up to 10 cars.

Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton is perhaps one of the most successful and the biggest spendthrift amongst F1 drivers when it comes to real estate. He has an extravagant penthouse which has cost him about $39 million.

This Manhattan Penthouse comes with five luxury bedrooms and six bathrooms, but that isn't everything. It also comes with a grand library, beautiful terraces, and a pool. However, Hamilton Is reported to have sold this property to acquire another one in New York itself. This new property is even more sporty and has squash courts.

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso is often purported to be the third most affluent F1 Driver with an impressive net worth of about $220 million. The nickname that his F1 career has gotten him is 'Spanish Samurai.'

As grand as that sounds, Alonso is also in possession of a great estate. He is known to have recently bought a luxury estate in Dubai, but his real pride is an elegant villa situated in Northern Spain. There is yet another luxury home in this extravagant collection which is his Lake Geneva estate in Switzerland.

Some of the older and retired F1 drivers who are also exceptionally rich are Eddie Irvine and Alain Prost. These names shall be evergreen in this sport. Many of these players are still preserving their wealth through real estate investments and several endorsement deals.

Sources - The Sun, Fancy Pants Homes, Sportskeeda, realestate.com.au, The Lux Life