It's not health and safety gone mad, it's health and safety badly applied.
The risk assessment for a marshall (in the line of fire) should be completely different to that of pit crew. But it's easier to lump them all in as one category and say "they need hi viz"
TBH there are bigger issues around badly fitting hi viz than there are around being trackside. (You seen how fast a mini pin will grip, rip and snag on one of those airtex hi viz tops?) but hi viz is one of the first things a badly trained HSE bod will ask about. They are unlikely to actually read the risk assessment, or understand it.
Not to mention that the drivers are looking at the floor, not 1-2m above it. We really need hi viz trousers to be safe.
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