Racing Legends - Oscar Piastri

by Maurice Hamilton

Illustrated ny Cat Sims

Published by Pan Macmillan
ISBN 9781035057542

Following in the footsteps of the greats Jack Brabham and Alan Jones, Oscar Piastri is the next great Australian Formula1 racing driver,

Readers aged 7+ will be amazed to read the stats, loads of fun facts about this remarkable young driver and what he has achieved by the age of 22. Plus 101 facts about Formula One racing.

Although he was born in Australia, his parents realised that like Brabham and Jones he would need to be in Europe to compete at top level in F1, so

his family relocated to England when he was 15 years old. Melbourne born Piastri now races for McLaren and young readers can find out how he achieved this, how he started in go karting and moved up through the various levels, including racing for Jaguar. Like the other Racing Legends series books it easy to read with back and white drawings, information to keep you enthralled.

It may inspire readers to read this information and see what they can achieve with learning skills sheer determination and focusing on what's needed to become a racing car champion. His stats are top notch - 10/10 for balance, 8/10 for control, 10/10 for staying calm, 9/10 for both skills and strategy. Inspiring reading for grades 2 - 4.

The chapters on learning cornering skills, driving various vehicles and for different teams will not only keep readers interested, but learn about many new things and go behind the scenes.

This series by Maurice Hamilton, illustrated by Cat Sims is exceptionally well presented and ideal reading for expanding vocabulary and knowledge.

The Author

Maurice Hamilton, the award-winning author of more than thirty books about motor sports including the Racing Legends series, has attended over 500 Grands Prix around the world. He has been a commentator on F1 races for BBC Radio 5 Live for twenty years, and has written about F1 for newspapers and magazines worldwide for decades.

The illustrator

Combining her love of comics with a passion for social equality, Cat Sims has pursued her dream career as an artist and illustrator for the past decade. She has worked on a huge range of commercial and personal projects for clients including The New Yorker, Jacobin, Adidas, BBC and many more.

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