{'I could have killed them' - Lawson faces near miss with F1 marshals
Formula 1 competitor Liam Lawson revealed he barely escaped a potentially fatal collision during Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix when a pair of track officials crossed the track directly in front of him
The dangerous situation occurred on the third circuit when safety workers were seen on the track as Lawson was returning to the race following an early pitstop to swap his damaged front wing
Driver's Immediate Reaction
Shortly afterward, Racing Bulls driver Lawson spoke to his race engineer saying: "You've got to be joking? Did you witness 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 arrived at Turn One and suddenly there were two guys sprinting across the track"
"I almost collided with one of them, frankly, it was so dangerous"
Safety Concerns Raised
"Evidently there's been a miscommunication 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 cannot comprehend how on a active circuit safety personnel can be authorized to just dash across the track in that manner. I have no idea why, I'm sure we'll get some form of reasoning, but this must never be repeated"
Official Investigation Underway
The sport's regulatory authority, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), is currently investigating the situation
"After an occurrence at turn one, race control was informed that wreckage remained on the track at the apex of that corner" declared the governing body
"On lap three, marshals were alerted and made ready to go onto the racing surface and clear the fragments once all cars had passed"
"The moment it was realized that Lawson had pitted, the directives to deploy officials were canceled and a double yellow flag was raised in that area"
"Our inquiry continues what happened following that moment"