“He Creeps Back”: Lewis Hamilton Compared Himself to World’s Fastest Usain Bolt When Rivalry With Sebastian Vettel Was Questioned

Formula One superstars Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton have a competitive camaraderie like no other sports duo. But today is indeed a sad day for every Formula One fan, as the four-time world champion pre-announced his retirement by the end of the 2022 season.

However, back in 2017, when asked about what gives him an edge over Vettel, the Mercedes driver calls himself Usain Bolt. Though if Lewis is Bolt, who would be Sebastian Vettel?

Lewis Hamilton is Usain Bolt when compared to Sebastian Vettel

It’s been five years since the Jamaican legend Usain Bolt said goodbye to the track world, but he is still the fastest man alive. Hence, people often use him as a synonym for anything fast. Therefore, when asked compared to the four-time F1 champion, Sebastian Vettel, the Mercedes driver, also called himself the ‘Lightning Bolt.’

The seven-time F1 champion, Hamilton, said, “How I strategize over these next months into next season… When you watch Usain Bolt out of the start blocks, he’s just a little bit slower than the others. So he’s just behind and then he creeps back.”

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Though the British driver made this statement when both of them were eyeing their fifth F1 title. Surely, a lot has changed since then and Hamilton now has new rivals to take care of.

The ‘Lightning Bolt’ effect

Lewis Hamilton is not the only one who ever compared himself to the track legend Usain Bolt because he is fast. Basically, anything that is the fastest in the league is compared to him. So the fast swimmer becomes the Usain Bolt of swimming, the fastest cyclist becomes the Bolt of cycling, and so on. Perhaps that’s what true greatness looks like. People use you as a category or a bucket tag.

Until someone breaks Bolt’s record, he’ll enjoy the privilege of being anonymous to anything and everything that is fast.

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