88 What type of training do F1 marshalls need ?
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This article is from the Motorsport FAQ, by A H Henry bspahh@midge.bath.ac.uk with numerous contributions by others.
88 What type of training do F1 marshalls need ?
In recent years, the national license has been essentially mandatory
for SCCA corner workers to work at Montreal for the F1 GP given that
there is no US GP these days. There are only so many slots available,
and a lot of SCCA workers want to go, so various regions of the SCCA
send a small number of their worker core.
Essentially, the organizer decides how many workers they need, and
then picks the best from its volunteers. Since they are volunteers
and a large number are needed for a big F1 race, its quite possible
that some will not be as well trained as one would hope. But be
careful not to say anything more derogatory than that. It is a tough
job, at least 12 hour days (4 days of it, not just Sunday) and no
pay. I've had the privilege of working with some of the best
marshalls in the world, who really live up to the title
"professional".
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