This is a real let down.

The first half of the book is good, showing how Charles and his family gave up so much to give him the best chance of success.

Unfortunately once he joins Ferrari the book is more about the Team than about Charles.

Very disappointing.

I liked the book. What i especially liked was that they started the book off with Antoin's tragic death in a sense that even if you're not famikiar with this sport, you get the idea of how trafic and dangerous it is. It makes you view everything much diferently while reading the book further. But it's great to see where Charles is coming from.

Buuuut facts, names and dates at the begining of the book was a bit overwhelming.

5 stars out of 5.

"To Charles, you are the most talented driver I came across in 15 years of F1. Don't waste it. But be sure whatever you do to be happy and smile. Thanks for everything!"

Adam Hay-Nicholls' writing was perhaps the best to comment on Leclerc's career. Charles is an extremely talented driver who happens to live through an embarrassing period for Ferrari. The writing was truthful with sometimes hints of comedy in moments where you could see misery in terms of results.

It's clearly the beggining of a great career for Leclerc. I'm hopeful after the end of the terrible 2023 season, which was (thank god) not covered in the book, Leclerc's Ferrari might gain the speed and mentality to win Verstappen's dominance.

The book is great for casual fans of F1 and Charles and also interesting enough for anyone more experienced in the sport.

I received this book as an ARC from Icon Books through NetGalley and this review is based on my own opinion.

The book is about Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc.

In the first chapters a lot of names, racing categories and dates are mentioned so I got a bit overwhelmed with all the information all at once.

To me it felt that most of the book wasn't about Leclerc himself but more about everything and everyone around him.
It is understandably that there will be pieces about the Ferrari team and (older) teammates but to me it felt that the writer gave way too many extra information about other people etcetera, which makes it a book about Formula 1 in general instead of focusing on Leclerc.

It was an okay book to read, but I would not really recommend it if you want to learn more about Charles Leclerc.

After reading Max's biography I was thrilled to be able to look further into Charles' life and career as well.
Finding more about people you support, admire or follow through a sport is always incredible and as usual I really liked having access to this biography.

Although I must admit that I didn't see the point in the in depth histories about other drivers or other people in general. I wasn't particularly thrilled with reading such a biased opinion about Max Verstappen as well, that's something that truly doesn't sit right with me.

But ignoring that this was a good easy read and I did end up liking it a lot.

After reading both Max Verstappens' and George Russell's stories in Formula 1, I couldn't wait to read more about Charles Leclerc as well. I loved getting an inside view into his career so far.