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Racing Legends: Carlos Sainz

101 Facts about Formula One
By Maurice Hamilton
Series: Racing Legends
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Race through fun facts, stats and stories about your favourite drivers with F1 expert, Maurice Hamilton. Illustrated throughout by Cat Sims. Find out how Carlos Sainz became a racing legend! Covering his rise through the ranks, records, and rivalries, this book tells you everything you need... Read More
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Everything you need to know about the spectacular Spanish racing legend — Carlos Sainz!

Everything you need to know about the spectacular Spanish racing legend - Carlos Sainz!

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Race through fun facts, stats and stories about your favourite drivers with F1 expert, Maurice Hamilton. Illustrated throughout by Cat Sims.

Find out how Carlos Sainz became a racing legend! Covering his rise through the ranks, records, and rivalries, this book tells you everything you need to know about the Spanish superstar.

Easy to read and fun to share, Racing Legends: Carlos Sainz is perfect for fast and curious minds, whatever their reading ability. Check out the rest of the Racing Legends series for more books to speed through!

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035086719

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 January 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Cat Sims
  • Illustrated by Cat Sims

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 176

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About 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. 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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