{'I could have killed them' - Lawson encounters close call with F1 safety personnel
Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson disclosed he came dangerously close to a potentially fatal accident during Sunday's F1 event in Mexico when two marshals ran across the track directly in front of him
The dangerous situation took place on the third rotation when safety workers were seen on the racing surface as Lawson was getting back on the race following an quick visit to the pits to change his broken nose section
Racer's Instant Response
Immediately after, the team's competitor Lawson radioed to his race engineer saying: "Are you kidding me? Could you believe what happened? I could have... killed them"
"I truly couldn't comprehend what I was observing"
"I came out on a fresh hard compound tires, and then I arrived at Turn One and suddenly there were two dudes sprinting across the track"
"I almost collided with one of them, frankly, it was extremely hazardous"
Security Issues Highlighted
"Evidently there's been a failure in communication at some point but I've never encountered that before, and I haven't previously witnessed that in the past. It's pretty unacceptable"
"We fail to grasp how on a ongoing race track marshals can be allowed to just dash across the track in that manner. I don't understand the reason, I'm sure we'll get some sort of explanation, but this must never be repeated"
Formal Inquiry in Progress
Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, is currently investigating the situation
"After an occurrence at turn one, track officials was informed that debris was present on the track at the apex of that corner" stated the governing body
"During the third lap, safety personnel were alerted and placed on standby to go onto the racing surface and recover the debris once the entire field had cleared the area"
"As soon as it became apparent that Lawson had pitted, the orders to send officials were canceled and a caution signal was raised in that area"
"The examination is ongoing what transpired subsequent to that time"
