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Racing Legends: Charles Leclerc
101 Facts about Formula One
Series: Racing Legends
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Race through fun facts, stats and stories about your favourite drivers with F1 expert, Maurice Hamilton. Find out how Charles Leclerc defied the odds to become one of the world's most exciting RACING LEGENDS! Following him as he rises up the ranks of Formula 1 racing,...
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Race through fun facts, stats and stories about your favourite drivers with F1 expert, Maurice Hamilton.
Find out how Charles Leclerc defied the odds to become one of the world's most exciting RACING LEGENDS! Following him as he rises up the ranks of Formula 1 racing, this book shows just how legendary Charles Leclerc is, while also celebrating other key members of his racing team.
Easy to read, fun to share and packed full of illustrations, Racing Legends: Charles Leclerc is perfect for fast and curious minds, whatever their reading ability. Check out the rest of the Racing Legends series (Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris) for more books to speed through!
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035043941
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 August 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Cat Sims
- Illustrated by Cat Sims
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 128g
Pages: 176
About 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.
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