{'I could have killed them' - Lawson experiences near miss with F1 track officials

Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson revealed he barely escaped a life-threatening accident during Sunday's F1 event in Mexico when a pair of track officials darted across the track right in his path

The alarming incident occurred on the third circuit when track officials were spotted on the racing surface as Lawson was rejoining the race following an quick visit to the pits to replace his damaged front wing

Competitor's Live Reaction

Immediately after, Racing Bulls driver Lawson radioed to his pit wall engineer saying: "You've got to be joking? Could you believe what happened? I might have... taken their lives"

"I honestly couldn't believe what I was seeing"

"I came out on a fresh hard compound tires, and then I got to Turn One and suddenly there were two individuals running across the track"

"I came close to striking one of them, honestly, it was extremely hazardous"

Safety Concerns Raised

"Evidently there's been a miscommunication 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 completely unacceptable"

"We cannot comprehend how on a ongoing race track marshals can be permitted to just dash across the track in such a way. I don't understand the reason, I'm confident we'll get some kind of clarification, but this absolutely cannot recur"

Governing Body Reviewing

The sport's regulatory authority, the FIA, is actively examining the situation

"Following a turn one incident, the race directors was informed that debris was present on the track at the apex of that corner" stated the regulatory authority

"During the third lap, marshals were notified and placed on standby to enter the track and recover the debris once every vehicle had gone by"

"Immediately when it was understood that Lawson had made a pit stop, the directives to deploy marshals were rescinded and a double yellow flag was raised in that area"

"Our inquiry continues what transpired following that moment"