{'I could have killed them' - Lawson faces near miss with F1 safety personnel
Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson disclosed he narrowly avoided a potentially fatal accident during Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix when two marshals crossed the track immediately ahead of his car
The concerning event happened on the third lap when safety workers were spotted on the track as Lawson was rejoining the race following an quick visit to the pits to replace his damaged front wing
Racer's Instant Response
Shortly afterward, the Formula 1 racer Lawson spoke to his race engineer saying: "Are you kidding me? Did you just see that? I nearly... ended their lives"
"I truly couldn't comprehend what I was seeing"
"I came out on a new set of hards, and then I arrived at Turn One and suddenly there were two guys dashing across the track"
"I came close to striking one of them, honestly, it was incredibly risky"
Security Issues Highlighted
"Clearly there's been a communication breakdown at some point but I've never experienced that before, and I haven't previously witnessed that in the past. It's completely unacceptable"
"We can't understand how on a active circuit marshals can be permitted to just sprint across the track in that manner. I'm clueless about the cause, I'm confident we'll get some kind of clarification, but this must never be repeated"
Official Investigation Underway
The sport's regulatory authority, the FIA, is actively examining the events
"Following a turn one incident, track officials was advised that debris was present on the track at the turning point of that curve" declared the FIA
"During the third lap, marshals were informed and placed on standby to access the circuit and remove the wreckage once the entire field had cleared the area"
"Immediately when it was understood that Lawson had made a pit stop, the directives to deploy marshals were canceled and a double yellow flag was raised in that section"
"We are still investigating what transpired following that moment"