{"id":136824,"date":"2025-09-11T19:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T19:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/136824\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T19:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T19:19:10","slug":"ex-f1-pit-crew-member-discloses-how-much-they-earn-in-eye-opening-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/136824\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-F1 Pit Crew Member Discloses How Much They Earn In Eye-Opening Reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well-known Red Bull pit crew member Calum Nicholas – who worked with the Austrian team for 10 years – has posted online about how much they truly earn.<\/p>\n

Before joining Red Bull, Calum was a member of the Marussia paddock, and has over 40,000 followers on X<\/a> (formerly known as Twitter).<\/p>\n

He oversaw many of Red Bull’s tire changes\u00a0when they clinched the World Constructors’ Championship in 2022 and 2023, and recently released a book titled ‘Life In The Pitlane’.<\/p>\n

\u00a0‘Nobody gets paid’ for being a member of the pit team\"Although<\/p>\n

Although mechanics do a lot of work behind the scenes, it seems how much they earn is overestimated. | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

On the Monday after the Italian Grand Prix, X user @jrdn44 posted a now-deleted tweet stating that a member of the McLaren pit crew should be ‘located’ and ‘fired’ for a mistake he made during a Lando Norris pit stop at Monza.<\/p>\n

The post read:<\/p>\n

“No we seriously need to locate that front left wheel gun man and get him fired, you are earning \u00a3350,000 a YEAR, more than 95% of the world’s population for a maximum of a 3-second WORK SHIFT EVERY TWO WEEKS…”<\/p>\n

Nicholas’ response read:<\/p>\n

“This is why so few people in the paddock interact on here by the way. Bs opinions like this. It\u2019s embarrassing. <\/p>\n

Average salary for an F1 Tech is closer to \u00a360k by the way. <\/p>\n

The average working week is about 70 hours. <\/p>\n

Most fly economy, and nobody gets paid more for being on the pit crew.”<\/p>\n

Nicholas mentions the hours worked – roughly 70 hours – and the wage they earn which is around around \u00a360,000 (approximately $81,300), but how much is this in comparison to the wealth accumulated by drivers on the grid?<\/p>\n

This is why so few people in the paddock interact on here by the way. Bs opinions like this. It\u2019s embarrassing. <\/p>\n

Average salary for an F1 Tech is closer to \u00a360k by the way. <\/p>\n

The average working week is about 70 hours. <\/p>\n

Most fly economy, and nobody gets paid more for being on\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/1X1iXwtoUq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Calum Nicholas (@F1mech) September 8, 2025<\/a>Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen salaries<\/p>\n

Lewis Hamilton is a seven-time World Champion and switched to Ferrari at the start of this season where he is reportedly earning $60 million<\/a> per year. Max Verstappen, meanwhile, is reportedly earning even more – estimated to be at $65 million per year.<\/p>\n

\"Lewis<\/p>\n

IMAGO \/ NurPhoto<\/p>\n

In contrast, that puts their base annual salary at around 1000 times greater than what the average engineer earns over the same time period.<\/p>\n

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