An investment group involving Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have bought 24% of Al🦄pine for £171m, valuing the F1 team at £706m.

Reynolds and McElhenney are Hollywood and TV superstars whose ไmost recent fame has com𝓰e in the world of sport, as owners of Wrexham FC.

With a documentary following their rollercoaster journey,♓ they oversaw Wrexham’s promotion into🍸 the Football League and spearheaded their soaring global popularity.

Reynolds, in particular, has a reported bank balance that doesn’t ﷽look out of place in F1.

He is worth an estimated £282 million ($350m) according to , a figure which he hopes to grow🎐 by ꩵinvesting in Alpine.

That exceeds the richest driver on the current grid, Lewis𝕴 Hamilton, whose net worth is estimated by the same source at £270.9m.

Fernando Alonso has the second-🥂highest net worth o💃f the current drivers, at £216m.

Max Verstappen is worth £72m, and♑ Sergio Perez is worth £62.4m.

But what about F1 owners?

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— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds)

Reynolꦛds’ net worth pales into ins🔜ignificance compared to some of the richer figures in the F1 paddock!

Lawrence Stroll, the꧃ Aston Martin F1 owner, is worth $3.7bn (£2.9bn) according to Forbes.

Toto Wﷺolff, who owns a third of Mercedes F1, recently became a bil🌳lionaire too.

F1 owners Liberty Media were valued at $21bn (£16.8bn) earlier th�🌼�is year by Forbes, to give you an idea of the sheer scale of wealth in the sport!