{'I could have killed them' - Lawson faces dangerous incident with F1 safety personnel

Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson revealed he came dangerously close to a potentially deadly accident during Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix when two marshals crossed the track directly in front of him

The dangerous situation took place on the third lap when marshals were seen on the racing surface as Lawson was getting back on the race following an early pitstop to replace his compromised front wing

Racer's Instant Response

Shortly afterward, the Formula 1 racer Lawson radioed to his team engineer saying: "Are you kidding me? Did you just see that? I might have... taken their lives"

"I genuinely couldn't process what I was witnessing"

"I rejoined with a brand new hard tyres, and then I arrived at Turn One and unexpectedly appeared two guys sprinting across the track"

"I almost collided with one of them, truthfully, it was extremely hazardous"

Security Issues Highlighted

"Evidently there's been a communication breakdown somehow but I've never experienced that before, and I can't recall observing that in the past. It's pretty unacceptable"

"We can't understand how on a live track track officials can be authorized to just sprint across the track like that. I'm clueless about the cause, I'm certain we'll get some sort of explanation, but this must never be repeated"

Official Investigation Underway

Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, is thoroughly reviewing the circumstances

"After an occurrence at turn one, race control was advised that debris was present on the track at the turning point of that curve" commented the regulatory authority

"During the third lap, track officials were alerted and made ready to enter the track and clear the fragments once all cars had passed"

"Immediately when it was understood that Lawson had entered the pits, the orders to send personnel were withdrawn and a caution signal was raised in that section"

"Our inquiry continues what transpired subsequent to that time"