Overview

• Calum Nicholas stated on X that the average salary for an F1 technician is about £60,000 a year, countering claims that mechanics earn hundreds of thousands for a few seconds of work.
• He described typical conditions as roughly 70-hour workweeks with economy travel and no additional pay for serving on the pit crew.
• Nicholas posted after backlash tied to recent slow stops, including Alpine’s lengthy service for Franco Colapinto in Hungary and McLaren’s 5.9-second stop for Lando Norris at Monza.
• He added that his own first-year pay was about £42,000, and coverage contrasted technician earnings with drivers’ multi‑million salaries.
• Reports also cite differing estimates for mechanic pay, with some outlets referencing around $75,000 annually, underscoring the lack of a single definitive figure.