Racing Legends Lando Norris

Racing Legends
Lando Norris

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 children and teens it is informative reading about the up and coming racing drivers and their rise to becoming champions. We discovered that Lando Norris is the youngest champion ever to have won a Grand Prix.

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 concentration, skills, control, balance and keeping calm under pressure levels.

Lando Norris who is from Glastonbury in England, has remarkable skills which he has honed since driving karts from a very young age and won many races. Hamilton writes that Lando Norris loved racing as a child and set his sights on becoming a racing driver with support from his sports loving family who recognised his talents. It is interesting to read that his siblings are all remarkable achievers in their chosen fields.

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 Lando Norris did. This series with this interesting information, in a mix of short bites that delves deeper into each racing driver's backgrounds. When you read how Lando Norris began motor racing, is pretty exciting and inspirational.

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 and many of the most famous drivers in F1 racing history.

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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