Another racer on the list, Lewis Hamilton is a three-time Formula One World Champion who is currently a racer for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team as well as a British Formula One racing driver.
Aside from all the time he spends on the tracks, he likes to spend time in the air, especially in the private jet Bombardier 605 that he recently purchased for $20 million. He doesn’t have his pilot’s license yet, but maybe one day he’ll decide to go for it.
Paul Allen – Octopus, Estimated $200 million
Microsoft co-founder is another on our list who can afford big and luxurious things. This purchase, the Octopus is 414 feet long and one of the biggest yachts in the world.
Before purchasing the boat for $200 Million, it was used for exploration projects and scientific research. The yacht itself has two helicopters, hangars at the stern, a landing craft, and everything else you could want.
Roman Abramovich – Boeing 767, Estimated $83.6 Million
As a billionaire and the owner of the private investment company Millhouse LLC, Roman Abramovich can afford anything his heart pleases.
And this Russian investor-slash-politician and businessman’s heart chooses a Boeing 767 private jet which cost him an outrageous $83.6 million. For him, that hardly impacted the $9.1 billion in his bank.
Elle Macpherson – Mad Summer, Estimated $32 Million
Australian bombshell model Elle Macpherson is the executive producer of NBC’s Fashion Star. She is known for her record five cover appearances for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in the early 1980s, which led to her nickname "The Body", coined by Time in 1989.
As the founder of multiple business projects, she has money coming in from several sources. So it isn’t so shocking that she could afford herself a luxurious yacht, Mad Summer which cost her $32 million. It can serve up to 10 guests and 14 crew members. Plus, we must add that she looks far younger than 54!
Kurt Russell – Socata TBM700, Estimated $3.6 Million
Kurt Russell has had a long and successful decades-long career, and his net worth of $70 million shows that. He recently purchased a private jet - the Socata TMB700.
He’s an FAA-licensed private pilot with three different level certificates so it isn’t so surprising of a purchase.