Quote Originally Posted by sonnybobiche View Post
Can anyone tell me definitively whether Dani Sordo is actually a Red Bull-sponsored athlete?

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I keep seeing that word used in reference to drivers...I wonder where this truly bizarre attempt to idolize the drivers/pilot/pilote/ and puff them up into something they really aren't originated?

And before some of you get all excited--I've heard all the arguments..

I just wonder if drivers are "athletes" are co drivers as well?

What about the mechanics at service? They bust ass sometimes..

And IF these people are athletes, then should we re-name those people who run and jump and throw things and do physical exertion and MUST do years of physical training to reach their level of strength?
What should we call them then?

I mean if drivers are athletes, what about me when I drive in traffic?