{'I could have killed them' - Lawson encounters close call with Formula 1 safety personnel
Formula 1 competitor Liam Lawson disclosed he came dangerously close to a potentially fatal incident during Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix when two marshals darted across the track directly in front of him
The dangerous situation happened on the third circuit when track officials were spotted on the track as Lawson was getting back on the race following an quick visit to the pits to replace his damaged front wing
Driver's Immediate Reaction
Moments later, Racing Bulls driver Lawson communicated to his pit wall engineer saying: "You've got to be joking? Did you witness that? I nearly... ended their lives"
"I honestly couldn't believe what I was observing"
"I came out on a brand new hard tyres, and then I arrived at Turn One and unexpectedly appeared two dudes dashing across the track"
"I almost collided with one of them, frankly, it was extremely hazardous"
Track Safety Questioned
"Obviously there's been a failure in communication somewhere but I've never experienced that before, and I can't recall observing that in the past. It's completely unacceptable"
"We fail to grasp how on a ongoing race track marshals can be permitted to just sprint across the track in such a way. I have no idea why, I'm sure we'll get some form of reasoning, but this absolutely cannot recur"
Governing Body Reviewing
Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, is thoroughly reviewing the situation
"Following a turn one incident, track officials was advised that debris was present on the track at the apex of that corner" stated the governing body
"During the third lap, track officials were informed and placed on standby to access the circuit and recover the debris once all cars had passed"
"The moment it was realized that Lawson had pitted, the orders to send marshals were canceled and a caution signal was raised in that zone"
"We are still investigating what transpired after that point"
