[Official] Qatar Grand Prix 2021: Grand Prix Weekend Thread - Round 20 of 22

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Im fully on the marshals side here, lets not forget we are talking about highly skilled drivers here, that have been racing since the age of 8, they SHOULD be able to spot the flags.

There was a pretty scary incident in WEC at Bahrain this month (I think) where a marshal was on circuit and was almost hit by a GT car because he didnt slow for the yellows/ VSC.

With all that said, this is a partnership between drivers and marshals. There is definately an art form in protraying the seriousness of an incident to a driver.

One of the most valuable experiences i had, was a training day at Oulton Park. We were driven around the circuit at high speed by Barry Williams and were asked on the return to the pits at what points we saw the flags...

...it was an eye opener that when you get tunnel vision, how much you need to wave a flag to notice it properly. Made me a better marshal