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11. Lewis Hamilton

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Total Earnings: $46 million

Salary/Bonuses: $42 million

Endorsements: $4 million

Hamilton signed a three-year contract extension last year to drive for Mercedes’ F1 team. The deal kicks in with the 2016 season and could pay out more than $140 million, including bonuses. Hamilton won his third F1 World Championship in 2015. He currently has personal endorsement deals with IWC, Bombardier, L’Oreal, Monster Energy and MV Agusta Motorcycles.

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