Red Bull to pay Vettel EUR 3m title bonus

Sebastian Vettel will scoop an extra EUR 3 million in bonus money for winning the 2012 title, Germany’s Bild newspaper reports.

The news follows reports each member of Red Bull Racing’s 657-strong workforce will be paid a EUR 12,000 world championship bonus.

That alone will cost the energy drink-owned team over 8 million.

Vettel told Bild: "If you do a good job, you get a bonus. Everyone is working for the same goal, whether you’re a mechanic or the postman."