Racing Legends: Lando Norris by Maurice Hamilton

The next famous racing car driver joining legends Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton is Lando Norris. This very popular Racing Legends series is written by Maurice Hamilton who has attended over 500 Grand Prix races all around the world and has commentated on F1 races for BBC Radio 5 Live for 20 years. His knowledge of all things racing related is second to none.

The book has a colour photograph of the driver on the front cover and contains 101 facts about Formula One. The Contents page begins with Chapter one: An introduction to Formula One and the second to last chapter in each book has the heading ‘How can you be like Lando Norris?’  Throughout the book are illustrations as well as tables, diagrams, maps, comparison facts, highlighted key words, F1 terminology as well as the opportunity to learn about what goes on behind the scenes.

The exciting facts about each driver provide readers with snapshots of their lives. Lando Norris was the youngest ever Karting World champion at the age of 14. He then progressed onto faster cars to finally becoming the youngest British driver to compete in Formula 1 at the age of 19 in the 2019 Australian Grand Prix.

Each of the four books in the series are proving to be entertaining reads for those middle to upper primary readers who are sport enthusiasts and prefer information over fiction. With engaging facts and numerous infographics to absorb and discuss with their friends, these books are flying off library shelves.  

Themes: Racing Cars, Drivers, Family, Competition, Biography.

Kathryn Beilby