Lewis Hamilton has been named as the richest sportsman in Britain with a fortune of £88m, which is up £20m on last year. In what appears to be a good year for Formula One, McLaren’s Jenson Button occupies third place on the grid behind the Mercedes world champion having amassed a healthy £71m.
Splitting the drivers is Wayne Rooney, the wealthiest footballer currently playing in the Premier League with £72m. His £300,000-a-week contract at Manchester United has another four seasons to run and should mean Rooney, 29, joins David Beckham as the only British footballer to amass a fortune of more than £100m.