Last Wednesday (29), according to The Telegraph, Max Verstappen’s performance coach, Bradley Scanes, informed the team that he will be leaving his post next year. The decision had already been reported to company members and, mainly, to the pilot.
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The decision was justified by the fact that the coach had chosen to dedicate himself to a career as a physiotherapist, his second job and his family. Due to a greater number of races, Bradley Scanes was having difficulty reconciling all the projects and the Formula 1 calendar.
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The definition for the occupation of the position has not yet been made. The partnership between the driver and the coach began in 2020 and, as a great merit, Max Verstappen obtained 46 victories and three major world titles. Bradley Scanes will continue to accompany the driver until the last races of this year.
Recently, in a Forbes magazine report, Max Verstappen was named and ranked first as the highest paid athlete in Formula 1 with a salary and bonuses equivalent to US$70 million in 2023 alone. most dominant in the history of competitions.
Lewis Hamilton secured second place in the Forbes magazine ranking, totaling around US$55 million in the year 2023. Furthermore, the Mercedes driver was rated as one of the highest-paid big names during a decade in professional sport.