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Racing Legends: Max Verstappen
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 Max Verstappen went from go-karting to becoming one of the world's best RACING LEGENDS! Detailing his super-fast rise to fame this book shows just how much of...
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Race through fun facts, stats and stories about your favourite drivers with F1 expert, Maurice Hamilton.
Find out how Max Verstappen went from go-karting to becoming one of the world's best RACING LEGENDS! Detailing his super-fast rise to fame this book shows just how much of a legend Max Verstappen is, as well as shedding light on the team that helped him become number 1 in F1.
Easy to read and fun to share, Racing Legends 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!
Series: Racing Legends
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035035144
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 March 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Cat Sims
- Illustrated by Cat Sims
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 128g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Maurice Hamilton, the award-winning author of more than thirty books about motor sport including the Racent 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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