Why Ronnie O’Sullivan blasphemed Lewis Hamilton
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Snooker superstar Ronnie O’Sullivan has criticized Lewis Hamilton’s seventh World Cup triumph. The title collection has a big catch. The eccentric draws a graphic comparison and even places the Formula 1 champion behind Tyson Fury.
Dhe criticism is not new. If you should even call it that. It’s more of a classification. A relativization. After Lewis Hamilton had set Michael Schumacher’s record with his seventh World Championship title in Formula 1, numerous drivers spoke up and added a comment to their congratulations: “90 percent of the drivers would win in this car,” said Red -Bull pilot Max Verstappen.
Even the 35-year-old himself had stated that given the superiority of his Mercedes, the performance could not be compared with Schumacher’s achievements and his seventh triumph in 2004 in a Ferrari. And that’s how Ronnie O’Sullivan sees it, who tried to classify his English compatriot in the world of sports legends in the “Daily Star”.
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“Winning seven world championship titles is fantastic for Lewis, but if your car goes faster over the track, you can afford a few more mistakes and still get away with it,” said the six-time snooker world champion, “if you have a car that is one second faster per lap than the others, the only one he theoretically has to beat is his team-mate Bottas, who is satisfied with playing second fiddle. “
Lewis Hamilton celebrates win number ten and world title number seven in Istanbul
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Hamilton’s ideas at the Grand Prix are comparable to “like driving a car around smoking a cigar, one hand on the steering wheel.” A thoroughly amusing idea, and when compared with his own successful career, the eccentric 44-year-old chose a catchy one Image: “I would not have felt so comfortable in my career if I had played at a table where the holes are larger than those of my colleagues.”
It is hardly surprising that O’Sullivan decided not to mention Hamilton when he named the greatest athletes in history. The reigning snooker world champion named tennis professionals Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, named darts legend Phil Taylor, golfer Tiger Woods, and soccer stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Hamilton’s title would have less meaning “than that of Federer, who faces his opponents under the same conditions, or Kipchoge, who has the same competitive conditions as everyone else in running.” Federer is the greatest for O’Sullivan anyway, and even boxer Tyson enjoys Fury with him more respect than Hamilton, “because he would fight against any opponent anytime anywhere.”
Even in snooker, all professionals have the same equipment. The competitive conditions are the same. “I can’t choose my opponents or the table.”
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