I think my point may have been lost throughout this thread - I'm not criticising the the time and effort put into organising these events, I'm not criticising A finalists marshalling. I am however criticising the application of rules. Many people in the heats and lower finals are subject to inconsistent officiating- how can they therefore improve their times if they have to wait for marshalling during the race because there are no consequences as "it's just the X final". Surely if everyone pays the same, they should be afforded the same level of refereeing as the sponsored drivers, who already have the advantage of chassis, motors, endless tyres etc. I personally think that there is a huge flaw that these drivers are allowed to flaunt the rules while they drive in their races and then be allowed to volunteer to apply those same rules to other drivers.
And I am aware that it is not all drivers have this attitude
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