For the first time, VistaJet Members join Charles Leclerc on the pickleball court before three days inside the Ferrari Paddock Club at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas
NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — VistaJet, the world’s first and only truly global private aviation company, will open Formula 1 United States Grand Prix Race Week in Austin, Texas, by bringing Members together around their shared passion for sport. For the first time, Members will join VistaJet Brand Ambassador Charles Leclerc on the pickleball court before three days inside the Ferrari Paddock Club — creating rare access to the people, team and moments that define sport.
Race Week in Austin
Race Week will begin before Members arrive at the circuit. Traveling from around the world onboard VistaJet’s iconic silver-and-red fleet, Members will come together in Austin, where the pickleball session offers a rare chance to spend time with the Ferrari driver away from the track.
Across three days in the Ferrari Paddock Club, from Friday’s practice sessions and Saturday’s qualifying through Sunday’s Grand Prix, Members will see the race weekend from the inside. Behind-the-scenes Pit Lane Walks and curated moments with team personnel will offer an insider’s perspective on the workings of the team, alongside appearances from Ferrari ambassadors, drivers and the Team Principal.
Charles Leclerc, said: “VistaJet is my home away from home during the season. Austin always has a special atmosphere, and having some fun on the pickleball court with people who love sport as much as I do is the perfect way to start the week, before the focus turns fully to the race.”
Where sport and business meet
Members increasingly expect access to go beyond the event itself — they want proximity, participation and connection to the people behind the sport they care about. Sport is at the center of this shift, with the world’s most significant sporting events becoming meeting points for business, culture and lifestyle, bringing together globally minded individuals around a shared passion.
Sports tourism is projected to reach $1.41 trillion by 2035, according to Global Market Insights[1], as travelers cross borders to attend events that command global attention.
VistaJet is uniquely positioned to support this. With a truly global fleet and guaranteed availability throughout the largest service area in the industry and with as little as 24 hours’ notice, VistaJet Members can move between continents for the moments that matter, while its relationships across global sport create opportunities to spend time with the athletes, teams and communities at the heart of their passions.
Leona Qi, President, U.S. at VistaJet, said: “Sport brings together so many of the things our Members value — excellence, competition, relationships and shared experiences. Major sporting events are places where business gets done, clients are hosted and relationships are built, and for many of our Members, the event is one part of a much larger, multi-city journey. They want to be close to the action, spend quality time with the people they admire and make the most of every opportunity around it. We are moving the people who are moving the world, and our role is to give them the flexibility to bring all of those pieces together and make the entire journey as seamless as possible.”
The next generation of wealth moves differently
The profile of private aviation is evolving alongside the way global wealth lives, works and travels. Nearly half of VistaJet’s first-time private flyers are now under 45, according to data featured in Knight Frank’s 2026 Wealth Report[2]. This generation is increasingly global and multi-location, moving between business centers and lifestyle destinations with greater frequency, as Members combine business, personal interests and time with family and friends across continents.
Private aviation is less about the flight itself than what that freedom makes possible — the ability to move seamlessly between the places, people and experiences that matter to them. As these pursuits become an increasingly important expression of how they choose to spend their time, VistaJet enables Members to pursue those interests wherever they take them. Sport is increasingly where those passions, and the people who share them, come together.
Trusted by the world’s best
VistaJet’s partnership with Scuderia Ferrari, flying the team and its drivers across five continents throughout the season, reflects the company’s ability to operate at the highest level of global sport, where precision, timing and seamless execution are essential.
The same expertise supports Members traveling to the world’s most in-demand events, bringing together specialists across flight operations, client services, maintenance and ground operations to plan journeys months in advance, with safety and operational excellence at the core of every trip.
From Formula 1 to golf, tennis and beyond, VistaJet continues to bring Members closer to the world’s most significant sporting moments — and the people who make them matter.
About VistaJet
VistaJet is the first and only global business aviation company. On the unrivaled Vista Members’ fleet, VistaJet has flown corporations, governments and private clients to over 200 countries and territories, covering 96% of the world.
Founded over 20 years ago, the company pioneered an innovative business model where customers are granted access to an entire fleet while paying only for the hours they fly, free of the responsibilities and asset risks linked to aircraft ownership and fractional ownership.
VistaJet’s signature Program membership offers customers a bespoke subscription of flight hours on its fleet of mid and long-range jets, to fly them with as little as 24 hours’ notice.
VistaJet is part of Vista Global Holding (Vista) — the world’s leading private aviation group, headquartered at the DIFC in Dubai, integrating a unique portfolio of companies offering asset free solutions to cover all key aspects of business aviation.
More VistaJet information and news at www.vistajet.com
“Vista” is a trade name for Vista Global Holding Limited. Vista does not operate any aircraft. All flights are performed by properly licensed operators, which may include VistaJet Limited or VistaJet GmbH as well as FAA-licensed and DOT registered US direct air carriers Western Air Charter, Inc. and Jet Select, LLC (each DBA Vista America).
[1] https://www.gminsights.com/industry-analysis/sports-tourism-market
[2]https://www.knightfrank.com/research/article/2026/4/superyachts-private-jets-upward-mobility-wealthy
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