Racing Legends Charles Leclerc

Racing Legends
Charles Leclerc

by Maurice Hamilton

Illustrated by Cat Sims

Published by Pan Macmillan Australia
ISBN 9781035043941

This Racing Legends series sure is exciting, eye opening and fun reading almost as thrilling as watching a Grand Prix as you get to know the upcoming F1 racing champions.

Although this series is for kids and teens it is informative reading about the up and coming racing drivers and their rise to becoming champions. We discovered that Charles Leclerc is one of the most exciting drivers in F1 in recent years and that he comes from a family of racing drivers.

His father Herve was a racing driver, his brother Arthur races in F2 and his older brother was friends with the late Jules Bianchi, who was also his godfather.

In this series readers get to know what is behind the world's best racing car drivers. How they achieved their many accolades and how they win championships.The author, Maurice Hamilton who has so far attended more than 500 Grands Prix writes to suit the younger readers. Included are the driver's legendary sratistics such their split second decision making, acceleration, strategy skills, keeping calm under pressure levels.

Charles Leclerc who is from Monaco started racing driving go karts from the age of 7 and won many trophies and championships. Like other racing drivers he moved on from karts to small cars, winning races and graduating from Formula Renault to F3 and then invited to become.a test driver for Ferrari which presented him with great opportunities. Remarkably at Hungaroring he completed ninety-eight laps and was the fastest of all twelve drivers.

We often suddenly hear or read about a rising star or champion, but of course they are not instant overnight successes. They put in a lot of work and dedication to achieving their dreams as Charles Leclerc did. This series with this interesting information, in a mix of short bites as it delves deeper into each racing driver's backgrounds.

Read about the driver rivalry and friendships, the Grands Prix circuits around the world and thow they are designed, information and how many kms long they are - distances are given in both kilometres and miles and the stories of drivers such as Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Niki Lauda, James Hunt, John Alessi, Felipe Massa and many of the most famous drivers in F1 racing.

Even if your child (or you) have only an inkling of interesting motor racing, or perhaps not yet, I am sure you will find this series of abridged biographies informative, inspirational and thrilling to read. You may just start watching Grands Prix!

Young readers could also be inspired to pursue their dreams. These books are inspirational, informative and good reading.

The Author

Maurice Hamilton, the award-winning author of more than 30 books about motor sport, has attended over 500 Grands Prix around the world. He has been a commentator on F1 races for BBC Radio 5 Live for 20 years, and has written about F1 for newspapers and magazines worldwide for decades.

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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