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Million-euro super licence bills await F1's top drivers

Jan.12 The FIA's super licence fees for 2026 are pushing the sport's biggest names past the million-euro mark. Every F1 driver must renew a super licence annually, and the cost is tied directly to World Championship points scored the previous season. The structure is simple but brutal – a base fee of EUR 11,842, plus 2,392 for every point earned. For reigning world champion Lando Norris, after scoring 423 points in 2025, the McLaren driver faces a bill just north of a million euros – the highest on the grid. Max Verstappen is close behind at EUR 1,018,874, following his own 421-point season. Verstappen still holds the all-time record, having paid more than EUR 1.2 million for...
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