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A List Of 5 F1 Drivers That Use Private Jets

Summary

Formula 1 drivers travel between races in various ways, with some drivers owning their own private jets.
Some teams, like Scuderia Ferrari, have partnered with the private jet charter company VistaJet.
Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, and Max Verstappen had or still have their own private jets to get to races and other destinations.

With Formula 1 being the epitome of luxury, you can only assume that private jet usage is rampant within the sport, with drivers, executives, and sponsors flying out to races with private aircraft. Some drivers own their private jets, while others utilize aircraft provided by the teams, which includes partnerships with charter companies.

At times, drivers have to resort to flying commercially. For example, Kevin Magnussen, a driver for the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team, had to miss team activities on one day at the Brazilian Grand Prix in 2023. As reported by Autoweek, the Dane was bumped from a flight between Mexico and Brazil and was forced to find an alternative way to get to the latter

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The Private Jets Of Formula One

Summary

Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso are currently the only Formula One drivers known to own private jets, with Verstappen owning a Dassault Falcon 900EX and Alonso owning a Dassault Falcon 900C.
Other drivers, including Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris, often hitch rides with Verstappen to and from races due to their close proximity in Monaco.
Lewis Hamilton used to own a Bombardier Challenger 605 jet but sold it in 2019 to align with his sustainability values, while Michael Schumacher owned a Dassault Falcon 2000EX before his accident and his wife sold it later. Niki Lauda, before his passing, was also a private jet owner, including a Bombardier Global 5000.

Traveling fast often becomes a way of life - be that on the ground or in the air. If adding to that, you travel away from home and all over the world for the better part of the year, it makes sense that you would want as efficient a means of transportation as possible. As such, it comes as no surprise that over the years, several Formula One drivers have opted for priva

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