Rubbish,we know Sebs ability,if he is keen to race and he is an asset in would be stupid not to use him he is a class act.TJ and Claus are bigger gambles IMO with injury problems.Not sure they will be at Berwick anyway,would like to see them here but I assume Doolan a starter, hard to say who else!
There are too many commercial reasons behind selections,at the end of the day if the top 16 riders on merit turn up for a GP it would still attract a bigger crowd to see them IMO .BSI are probably making more money out of Sponsership though in each country so feel obliged to make sure nationalities are represented which is not what the World Championship should be about.
He certainly won't be missed at most "away tracks" because like you say he was THE MAN for last heat decider so,you could fill in your programme as they were heading to the 1st bend.
Thats the nearest to a reasonable solution IMO.Think there should be GP qualifiers throughout the season for Riders NOT ALREADY in GP and the Top 8 meet the bottom 8 from the GP.for the 8 places in next seasons GP. Will never happen though.