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FORMULA ONE has garnered a reputation as one of the most lucrative sports in the world – and with deals like these, it is no surprise why.

The current highest paid driver might not be who you think – as Lewis Hamilton’s lucrative new deal at Ferrari does not see him top the rankings.

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Lando Norris has made an incredible start to the 2025 season[/caption]

The talents of fellow Brits Lando Norris and George Russell also sees them make a pretty penny, but still not the most out of all 20 of the current F1 grid.

SunSport can reveal who the highest paid driver on the grid is in 2025.

Who is the highest paid driver on the F1 grid in 2025?

The highest paid driver in 2025 is four-time world champion Max Verstappen.

The Dutch driver has won the Drivers’ Championship four years in an row, and edges out Lewis Hamilton as F1’s biggest earner.

Hamilton is second behind Verstappen after signing a huge new two-year contract with Ferrari.

The seven-time champ is some way ahead of new team-mate Charles Leclerc in third.

The lowest earners are the new kids on the block, Isack Hadjar and Jack Doohan, whereas F2 champion Gabriel Bortoleto will earn the same as Yuki Tsunoda.

F1 salary standings

Driver line-up for 2025

Driver line-ups

McLaren: Lando Norris / Oscar Piastri

Ferrari: Lewis Hamilton / Charles Leclerc

Red Bull: Max Vertsappen / Liam Lawson

Mercedes: George Russell / Andrea Kimi Antonelli

Aston Martin: Lance Stroll / Fernando Alonso

Alpine: Pierre Gasly / Jack Doohan

Haas: Esteban Ocon / Oliver Bearman

Racing Bulls: Yuku Tsunoda / Isack Hadjar

Williams: Alex Albon / Carlos Sainz

Sauber: Nico Hulkenberg / Gabriel Bortoleto

AMANDA Holden couldn’t resist cheekily flashing her fans as she showed off her latest outfit of the day.

The 54-year-old looked as stylish as ever in a lavender jacket and matching skirt in a new clip shared on Instagram.

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Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda cheekily demonstrated her outfit’s versatility, lifting up the skirt and telling followers: “Super cute, spring colours…

“This is a skort! You think it’s a skirt, but it’s a pair of shorts. Which is good because your decency is all intact.”

But Amanda had one more surprise for fans as she unbuttoned the jacket – risking showing off more than she planned.

She added: “You also think I’ve got a shirt on… but I do not.”

Fans rushed to comment on Amanda’s latest look, with one writing: “You always look so good!”

Another said: “The colour looks incredible on you.” And a third added: “Smashed it!”

Amanda is certainly no stranger to flashing the flesh, having once sparked a record 663 Ofcom complaints with one of her low-cut BGT numbers.

But the backlash just pushes Amanda to take more risks and, ahead of the current series of the ITV show, she told The Sun she has no plans to tone it down.

She said: “I haven’t even thought about my semi-finals outfits yet, but I constantly scroll through Instagram when I’m on car journeys and bombard my stylist with loads of ideas – it’s thigh splits and cleavage!

“I have a whole ‘t*t committee’ [in the production team] that watches everything [ to prevent ‘accidents’].

“Hopefully they’ll keep an eye on Bruno [Tonioli]’s t*ts as well, because I think he shows far more than I do at the moment!”

OLYMPIACOS wonderkid Babis Kostoulas is being eyed by some of the world’s biggest clubs amid a stunning breakout season in Greece.

Kostoulas, 17, burst onto the scene last term when he led the Piraeus outfit’s Under-19s to the Uefa Youth Cup.

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That made Olympiacos’ youth team the first ever Greek club to win a European title shortly before the seniors made history by conquering the Europa Conference League.

The versatile forward was quickly promoted to the first team under manager Jose Luis Mendilibar and earned a place in the starting line-up.

The Greece Under-21 international, who will soon be joining the senior national team, has so far amassed a total of six goals and two assists in 33 appearances with Olympiacos this season.

That has led to interest from several Premier League clubs, including Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and Aston Villa.

United have even made contact with the Greek giants, who are not keen to sell their most promising prospect this summer.

Man Utd and co, though, are facing competition from Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and AC Milan.

Now SunSport understand there is also interest from Spain for Kostoulas.

This comes after last month’s reports suggesting Real Madrid are keeping tabs on the Greek teenage sensation.

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SunSport can’t confirm any interest from Real but the striker has certainly turned heads in LaLiga.

Kostoulas was set to join Greece during the ongoing international break for the Nations League play-offs against Scotland.

However, the youngster didn’t make the cut due to a hamstring injury he suffered three weeks ago in the Europa League’s Last 16 first leg against Bodo/Glimt.

However, SunSport understand the rising star will be in contention for Sunday’s crunch play-off derby against rivals Panathinaikos at Georgios Karaiskakis

RUGBY legend Brian O’Driscoll has been slapped with compliance notices after a string of social media posts failed to meet guidelines.

The former Irish rugby ace, alongside fitness coach Caroline O’Mahony, has been served after breaching consumer law.

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The notice came after O’Driscoll failed to disclose the commercial aspect of posts online.

He is one of 26 influencers contacted by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in April 2024, with a following of 370,000 people.

O’Mahony, who was also warned, boasts a whopping 882,000 followers.

Major supermarkets and businesses were also hit with notices, with Dunnes Stores and Aldi getting hit.

He was initially given a warning of his legal obligation to label certain content as being ads.

The 46-year-old was then served with the compliance notice as the CCPC found posts had continued to breach consumer law.

The news comes as breaches were published as part of the CCPC’s 2024 Consumer Protection List.

This published the organisations that were in breach of the law within the last year.

The 2024 list is the first time actions taken against social media influencers have been included.

The CCPC confirmed that there are ongoing investigations underway for several influencers.

INSPECTIONS ONGOING

Chairperson of the CCPC Brian McHugh said: “Influencer marketing on social media can significantly shape consumers’ opinions and purchasing behaviours so it’s important that when a consumer sees commercial content on social media, they can instantly recognise it for what it is.

“Our research shows that almost a quarter of consumers who purchased a product as a result of an influencer promoting it subsequently felt misled.

“We will continue to conduct regular unannounced inspections and would remind influencers that they need to follow the law or potentially face legal consequences.”

TRADERS HIT

As well as social media influencers being hit, the list also included 20 traders hit with notices and five prosecuted in court.

These traders appearing in court included Tesco and Homesavers.

Some 47 fines were served on other retailers such as Aldi, Brown Thomas, Currys, Dunnes Stores, Londis and Spar.

The causes of these ranged from misleading customers by posting incorrect prices to failing to post the price entirely.

McHugh added: “Currently, the level of fines that can be issued for breaches of consumer protection law is not a deterrent for large businesses and that is why we are calling on the Government to give us the power to issue meaningful fines to companies breaking consumer law.

“Allowing the CCPC to directly impose large fines would send a clear signal to businesses that they must treat consumers fairly or face serious consequences.”

THE Dublin City Half Marathon is taking place this weekend – with a number of road closures and changes to public transport.

The first Dublin City Half Marathon is happening on Sunday March 30, with more than 12,000 participants expected to take to the streets.

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The Dublin City half marathon will take place on Sunday[/caption]

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Several road closures and public transport disruptions will take place[/caption]

The race will begin at 8:30 am on Sunday morning from O’Connell Street, with runners starting in waves to help manage the flow of participants.

Wave 1 (orange) will start at 8:30am, followed by Wave 2 (green) at 8:45am and Wave 3 (blue) at 9:00am.

From O’Connell Street, runners will head northeast through Ballybough and pass by Croke Park before continuing on to Whitehall.

The route then moves east along Killester and Howth Road, where participants can enjoy views of Dublin Bay.

Runners will pass through Raheny and St Anne’s Park, then head southwest along Clontarf before finishing in the city centre near Guild Street.

What public transport diversions will be in place?

And for those attending the event, it is advised to use public transport as road closures and diversions are set to take place.

Bus diversions will be in place for Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Go-Ahead Ireland services.

This will affect routes in areas such as O’Connell Street, Malahide Road, Coast Road, Howth Road, Drumcondra, Santry, Gardiner Street and Clontarf.

Luas services will also experience disruptions, with closures and loops on both the Red and Green lines.

The Green Line will be rerouted, with services terminating at St Stephen’s Green (northbound) and Dominic Street (southbound).

And passengers are being advised that the Red Line will operate only as far east as Smithfield.

What road closures will take place?

Several road closures will also be in effect throughout the city to accommodate the event and ensure the safety of participants.

These closures include O’Connell Street southbound from 3am to 1 pm, O’Connell Street northbound from 6:30 am to 10:30am and Parnell Street from 8am to 10:30am.

What’s more, closures will affect the North Circular Road from 8:15 am to 10:30 am, Drumcondra Road from 7:30am to 10:55am and Howth Road from 9am to 12pm.

Aside from Guild Street, all other road closures in the city are scheduled to end by 2pm on race day.

Race organisers are now encouraging public transport users to check any specific service changes ahead of time.

The race will impact public transportation and road access, so it’s important to check for updates from Dublin Bus, Luas and other transport providers.

For the most accurate and up-to-date information, use the TFI Journey Planner app to stay informed about any changes to services.

WILL Best rose to prominence on MTV and is riding high in his career as one of the hosts of Big Brother.

He’s returning to host Celebrity Big Brother 2025 alongside AJ Odudu, which starts on April 7 on ITV.

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Will is fronting Celebrity Big Brother 2025 with AJ Odudu[/caption]

Who is Will Best? 

Will Best was born in London on February 21, 1985, but raised in the market town of Tadcaster in Leeds.

He is a television presenter and entrepreneur.

The talented star has worked for all the big broadcasters, including Channel 4, ITV and the BBC.

Will is also popular on Instagram, and fans can follow him on @iamwillbest.

He is the co-founder of audiosplitter.fm.

The budding entrepreneur launched the electronic music sharing site in 2015.

In 2017, Will and his friend Henry Farnham set up a drinks company, Bloody Drinks, specialising in canned Bloody Mary cocktails.

It’s even stocked in Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, and a host of other shops and bars across the UK.

Finding fame

Will kicked off his presenting career on MTV.

Teaming up with Girls Aloud’s Kimberley Walsh, he presented a series called Suck My Pop on VIVA, as well voicing the MTV Top 20 chart.

He went on to join the T4 family in 2011, hosting the show’s annual T4 On The Beach series and other slots.

A familiar face at music festivals, in 2012 and 2013, Will hosted Channel 4’s coverage of the iTunes Festival alongside Nick Grimshaw.

You know you’ve made it in the music industry once you’ve got Simon Cowell’s stamp of approval and Will was lucky enough to team up with the mogul on an online TV project.

You Generation TV was a weekly global show which searched for talented viewers.

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Will also hosted a live Skype slot titled Ask Simon, from The X Factor judge’s LA home.

The popular presenter joined Dance, Dance, Dance in 2017 alongside Alesha Dixon.

Becoming a Big Brother star

In 2023, Will landed his biggest show to date, when he got the job of hosting the rebooted Big Brother for ITV alongside AJ Odudu.

The pair have been friends for years, and worked together at 4Music when they were just starting their careers.

Speaking exclusively to The Sun about Big Brother 2024, Will said: “I’m excited about the tasks.

“I’ve been speaking to a few members of the team and I think they’ve raised the bar even further this series.”

Getting engaged

Will isn’t married but he is engaged to his long term girlfriend, Tobi Rose.

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In July 2024, he finally popped the question, with a source telling The Sun at the time that the pair “couldn’t be happier”.

They added: “Naturally they are both overjoyed and can’t wait to celebrate making it down the aisle.

“There are no plans locked in at the moment.

“Due to both of their jobs they have a lot of celebrity pals – even if they don’t mix in so-called celebrity circles so the guest list will be impressive.”

The TV star has been with his girlfriend since 2010.

The pair live together and share an adorable pet dog.

On their anniversary Will shared a sweet snap of the pair of them to celebrate a big milestone.

He wrote next to it: “12 years ago today I met this truly one in a 7.88 billion human being.

“She was even my first ever Insta post. And if you scroll right you’ll see that, as well as being the love of my life, she’s also frighteningly true to her word.”

MASON GREENWOOD could be sold by Marseille after being handed a two-month ultimatum.

The former Manchester United striker, 23, moved to France in a £25million deal last summer.

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Mason Greenwood reportedly has two months to save his Marseille career[/caption]

And he has since scored 15 goals in 26 Ligue 1 appearances under Roberto De Zerbi.

However, Greenwood found himself dropped for Marseille’s last two matches against Lens and Paris Saint-Germain.

The forward has come under fire from his boss for a lack of effort.

And reports in France claim Greenwood now has two months to save his Marseille career.

It’s reckoned the forward has until the end of the season to show he is capable of cutting it at the highest level.

Greenwood has been told he must start showing more intensity in all aspects of his game.

And it seems the message is already getting through after La Provence claimed he returned to training early during the international break.

Greenwood’s efforts are sure to go down well with his manager.

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De Zerbi did not hold back when assessing the Englishman’s form at a press conference earlier this month.

The ex-Brighton boss said: “No one can have more respect for him that I do.

“But that doesn’t change anything: I expect more from him. He has to do more, because what he is currently showing is not enough.

“If he wants to achieve his ambition of becoming a champion, he has to be more consistent, sacrifice more and be more determined.”

RMC reporter Florent Germain said separately: “Greenwood is a play that can make a big difference.

“But honestly, if he doesn’t react, questions will be asked about a departure for him this summer.”

FACEBOOK and Instagram have gone down in a massive social media outage.

Hundreds of users have reported that they cannot comment or read comments on the popular Meta-owned apps.

While the feed, profiles and stories loaded for many, it seemed like the comments were the biggest problem on Instagram.

Nearly 500 reports of problems on Insta have been flagged at the time of writing, according to downdetector.

The outage tracking website saw a spike in the number of reports today just before 1pm.

Some users found they encountered other technical problems while using the meta-owned apps.

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