re: Are F1 drivers athletes?

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This is actually a great example of why they're not athletes. Would the top athletes in any other sport lose to an athlete with no legs It's not that's there isn't a physical component to f1 racing, it's just the machine is doing the overwhelming bulk of the work.

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I knew I would catch at least one fish on that line. The difference between Superturismo and F1 is like HS football and Superbowl Teams in terms of physical requirements.