An investment group involving Rya♏n Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have bought 24% of Alpine for £171m, valuing ♑the F1 team at £706m.

Reynolds and McElhenney 𒉰are Hollywood and TV superstars whose most recent fame has come in the world of s𒐪port, as owners of Wrexham FC.

With a documentary following their rollercoaster journey, they oversaw Wrﷺexham’s promotion into the Football League and spearheaded their soaring globa𝔉l popularity.

Reynolds, in particular, has a reported bank balance that doesn’t look out of place in F♏1.

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

That exceeds the richest driver on the current grid, Lewis Hamilton, whose net worth is estimate🍌d by the same source at £270.9m.

Fernando Alonso has the second-highest net worth of the c🌸urrent drivers, at𒁏 £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)

Rey🌺nolds’ net worth pales into insignificance compared to some of the richer figures in the F1😼 paddock!

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

Toto Wolff, who owns a third of Mercedes F1, rece✨ntly became a billionaire too.

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