{'I could have killed them' - Lawson experiences near miss with Formula 1 safety personnel
Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson stated he barely escaped a life-threatening accident during Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix when two marshals ran across the track immediately ahead of his car
The alarming incident occurred on the third circuit when marshals were observed on the circuit as Lawson was getting back on the race following an premature pit stop to replace his damaged front wing
Racer's Instant Response
Moments later, the team's competitor Lawson spoke to his race engineer saying: "You've got to be joking? Did you witness that? I might have... taken their lives"
"I honestly couldn't believe what I was observing"
"I exited on a new set of hards, and then I got to Turn One and suddenly there were two dudes sprinting across the track"
"I almost collided with one of them, honestly, it was incredibly risky"
Safety Concerns Raised
"Clearly there's been a communication breakdown somehow but This is the first time I've faced that before, and I can't recall observing that in the past. It's completely unacceptable"
"We can't understand how on a ongoing race track marshals can be permitted to just sprint across the track in such a way. I have no idea why, I'm certain we'll get some kind of clarification, but it really can't happen again"
Official Investigation Underway
The sport's regulatory authority, the FIA, is actively examining the circumstances
"Following a turn one incident, track officials was notified that wreckage remained on the track at the apex of that corner" declared the regulatory authority
"During the third lap, track officials were notified and placed on standby to go onto the racing surface and clear the fragments once every vehicle had gone by"
"The moment it was realized that Lawson had entered the pits, the instructions to dispatch personnel were canceled and a double yellow flag was shown in that zone"
"Our inquiry continues what occurred following that moment"
