McLaren boy wonder: considerably richer than you

Lewis Hamilton is set to become Britain’s richest sports star after agreeing terms to become an ambassador for Reebok, in a deal that is reportedly worth £10m over the next three seasons. Add the Reebok cash to the rumoured £75m five-year deal with McLaren, plus other likely future deals, and Hamilton will soon overtake David Beckham on sport’s rich list.

In order for Hamilton to ink the deal, McLaren team boss Ron Dennis had to relax his team’s strict policy on external endorsement deals - Ron is a stickler for rules, so it’s a sign of his strong relationship with Lewis that he is willing to bend the rules.

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