Max Verstappen purchases luxury jet

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12:48, 20 Nov 2020

It is not unusual for the best paid Formula 1 drivers to own a private jet. We also see team bosses and former Formula 1 drivers quite often with their own jet. For example, Max Verstappen regularly flies along with David Coulthard in his private jet. But now he thought it was time to have his own transport.

In Dutch aviation podcast Mic High Club it was revealed that the Dutchman has purchased a real private plane. It is a Falcon-900EX, which he bought from none other than Virgin Group founder Richard Branson.

Jet in Red Bull Racing colors?

"So now Max owns it," said Menno Zwart and Philip Dröge. Will the plane get the colors of Red Bull Racing? Probably not. "After all, it's not Red Bull's, it's Max's."

Of course, a private jet is not a cheap purchase. A Falcon-900EX is not a cheap plane. "It probably runs into tens of millions," said Zwart.

By the way, some people may get the chance to fly Verstappen's new jet. These are often rented out by the owners, in order to reduce the costs of maintenance and storage in a hangar when the aircraft is not in use. However, this will not be cheap.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Max Verstappen purchases luxury jet

Jet in Red Bull Racing colors?

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