{'I could have killed them' - Lawson encounters near miss with Formula 1 marshals
Formula 1 competitor Liam Lawson stated he came dangerously close to a life-threatening accident during Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix when a pair of track officials ran across the track directly in front of him
The concerning event took place on the third rotation when safety workers were spotted on the track as Lawson was returning to the race following an early pitstop to replace his broken nose section
Racer's Instant Response
Immediately after, the team's competitor Lawson spoke to his pit wall engineer saying: "Is this for real? Could you believe what happened? I nearly... ended their lives"
"I honestly couldn't believe what I was observing"
"I rejoined with a fresh hard compound tires, and then I got to Turn One and unexpectedly appeared two dudes sprinting across the track"
"I came close to striking one of them, frankly, it was incredibly risky"
Security Issues Highlighted
"Evidently there's been a communication breakdown at some point but I've never encountered that before, and I haven't really seen that in the past. It's completely unacceptable"
"We can't understand how on a active circuit 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 this absolutely cannot recur"
Governing Body Reviewing
F1's overseeing organization, the global motorsport federation, is currently investigating the circumstances
"Subsequent to a first corner event, the race directors was advised that debris was present on the track at the apex of that corner" commented the governing body
"In the third rotation, track officials were informed and put on alert to access the circuit and recover the debris once every vehicle had gone by"
"Immediately when it was understood that Lawson had made a pit stop, the orders to send personnel were rescinded and a safety warning flag was raised in that section"
"Our inquiry continues what transpired after that point"
