{'I could have killed them' - Lawson encounters near miss with Formula 1 track officials
Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson disclosed he narrowly avoided a potentially fatal incident during Sunday's F1 event in Mexico when two marshals crossed the track directly in front of him
The concerning event took place on the third circuit when safety workers were observed on the racing surface as Lawson was getting back on the race following an quick visit to the pits to swap his damaged front wing
Competitor's Live Reaction
Moments later, Racing Bulls driver Lawson communicated to his pit wall engineer saying: "Are you kidding me? Did you witness that? I nearly... ended their lives"
"I honestly couldn't believe what I was seeing"
"I rejoined with a new set of hards, and then I approached Turn One and there were just two guys sprinting across the track"
"I nearly hit one of them, honestly, it was so dangerous"
Security Issues Highlighted
"Clearly there's been a communication breakdown somewhere but This is the first time I've faced that before, and I can't recall observing that in the past. It's pretty unacceptable"
"We can't understand how on a ongoing race track safety personnel can be authorized to just dash across the track like that. I have no idea why, I'm certain we'll get some form of reasoning, but it really can't happen again"
Governing Body Reviewing
The sport's regulatory authority, the FIA, is thoroughly reviewing the events
"Subsequent to a first corner event, race control was notified that debris was present on the track at the apex of that corner" stated the regulatory authority
"In the third rotation, safety personnel were informed and put on alert to enter the track and recover the debris once every vehicle had gone by"
"As soon as it became apparent that Lawson had made a pit stop, the orders to send personnel were canceled and a caution signal was shown in that zone"
"We are still investigating what occurred subsequent to that time"
