{'I could have killed them' - Lawson experiences near miss with Formula 1 marshals
Formula 1 racer Liam Lawson disclosed he narrowly avoided a life-threatening incident during Sunday's F1 event in Mexico when a pair of track officials ran across the track immediately ahead of his car
The alarming incident took place on the third circuit when marshals were observed on the racing surface as Lawson was returning to the race following an quick visit to the pits to change his damaged front wing
Driver's Immediate Reaction
Immediately after, Racing Bulls driver Lawson spoke to his race engineer saying: "Are you kidding me? Did you just see that? I could have... killed them"
"I genuinely couldn't process what I was witnessing"
"I came out on a fresh hard compound tires, and then I approached Turn One and suddenly there were two guys dashing across the track"
"I nearly hit one of them, honestly, it was incredibly risky"
Safety Concerns Raised
"Clearly there's been a failure in communication at some point but This is the first time I've faced that before, and I haven't really seen that in the past. It's absolutely inexcusable"
"We can't understand how on a active circuit safety personnel can be authorized to just sprint across the track in such a way. I don't understand the reason, I'm certain we'll get some sort of explanation, but this must never be repeated"
Governing Body Reviewing
The sport's regulatory authority, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), is currently investigating the circumstances
"Following a turn one incident, track officials was notified that fragments were located on the track at the critical section of that bend" stated the FIA
"On lap three, track officials were informed and made ready to enter the track and recover the debris once every vehicle had gone by"
"As soon as it became apparent that Lawson had pitted, the instructions to dispatch personnel were canceled and a double yellow flag was raised in that section"
"The examination is ongoing what transpired subsequent to that time"
