{'I could have killed them' - Lawson faces near miss with Formula 1 marshals
Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson revealed he barely escaped a life-threatening accident during Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix when two marshals crossed the track right in his path
The concerning event took place on the third circuit when safety workers were seen on the circuit as Lawson was rejoining the race following an quick visit to the pits to change his broken nose section
Competitor's Live Reaction
Immediately after, the Formula 1 racer 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 seeing"
"I rejoined with a fresh hard compound tires, and then I approached Turn One and suddenly there were two guys sprinting across the track"
"I almost collided with one of them, truthfully, it was so dangerous"
Safety Concerns Raised
"Evidently there's been a communication breakdown at some point but I've never experienced that before, and I haven't previously witnessed that in the past. It's absolutely inexcusable"
"We can't understand how on a ongoing race track safety personnel can be allowed to just sprint across the track like that. I'm clueless about the cause, I'm certain we'll get some kind of clarification, but this absolutely cannot recur"
Governing Body Reviewing
The sport's regulatory authority, the FIA, is thoroughly reviewing the situation
"Subsequent to a first corner event, race control was notified that wreckage remained on the track at the critical section of that bend" stated the FIA
"During the third lap, safety personnel were informed and put on alert to enter the track and remove the wreckage once every vehicle had gone by"
"The moment it was realized that Lawson had entered the pits, the instructions to dispatch marshals were rescinded and a safety warning flag was raised in that area"
"The examination is ongoing what transpired following that moment"
