Spine-Chilling $1.8 Million Commute With Max Verstappen Took Risky Turn for $270 Million Worth Red Bull Band

During the F1 summer break, the drivers aim to disconnect from the sport and recharge themselves. Interestingly, Max Verstappen and his fellow Red Bull and AlphaTauri drivers got a similar opportunity earlier this season, after the Austrian GP. They took a trip to a private lake, where they can relax and sip on some refreshing drinks.

We all know that Red Bull gives you wings and is known for the high-adrenaline stunts it associates itself with. However, the wings worth $1.8 million, which carried the defending world champion, Sergio Perez, Pierre Gasly, and Yuki Tsunoda, caught them out of the blue.

An F1 athlete is a natural adrenaline junkie as they drive cars with a top speed of 200 miles an hour. Nevertheless, when the wheels stop touching the ground, that is a whole different ballgame. In an episode of TauriTalk, Gasly revealed the emotions inside the cockpit of the Red Bull seaplane.

“We were flying with a seaplane and the guy started to go completely nuts,”

“And yeah god knows how much I like flying and I discovered that Yuki had the same passion as me so we were like screaming inside the plane as the pilot was doing flips and like crazy turns in the sky.”

However, the Frenchman felt reassured about his safety because of traveling with the Red Bull protégé.

“I mean we felt safe because Max was there so we know they can’t fuck it up if Max is in the plane!

Do you think airplane acrobats in the middle of the season is an over-the-top stunt by Red Bull?

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Formula 1 keeps a driver committed to traveling all year long. Thus, investing in a private jet is not a stretch for the drivers who earn multi-million dollars in a year. In 2020, Verstappen decided to purchase a private jet.

According to the reports, he bought the Falcon-900EX from the Virgin Atlantic billionaire, Sir Richard Branson, in 2020 for $14.5 million. Additionally, the Red Bull ace spends a further $1.2 million per year just to maintain it.

Notably, the jet can seat up to 12 passengers, out of which two seats can be reclined to make a full-size bed. Moreover, it features tables fitted to enjoy a meal and a drink with even a bar to celebrate for the F1 star to pop some champagne after his triumph in a Grand Prix.

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All in all, it is another asset under the belt of the current face of Red Bull, that will surely help him for the years he will race in the pinnacle of motorsport. Following the team antics, do you think Verstappen would offer to take his own plane the next time the Red Bull drivers travel together for a vacation?