Who is paid more?
… Tweddle and Button became world champions within a few hours of each other. Tweddle was first, winning the floor final at the world gymnastic championships at the O2 Arena and proving her all-round credentials in her less-favoured discipline. …
On the other side of the world, in São Paulo, Button clinched the drivers’ championship by finishing fifth in the Brazilian grand prix. …
Jenson Button won’t be happy with making about US$18 million / year. He’s in the middle of serious contract negotiations for much, much more.
Beth?
About £25,000 / year ($41,000) … and a few perks here and there.
… If I was doing this for fame or money I would have retired a long time ago,” Beth Tweddle says coolly as she compares herself to her fellow world champion, Jenson Button. …
Beth Tweddle: ‘I’m addicted to it. It’s in my blood to be a gymnast’
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Go Beth! I love it that she’s still competing, and I have a feeling that she will be embraced by the country more and more as 2012 gets closer.
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