{'I could have killed them' - Lawson faces dangerous incident with F1 track officials

Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson revealed he barely escaped a potentially fatal collision during Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix when two safety personnel crossed the track directly in front of him

The alarming incident happened on the third lap when marshals were spotted on the racing surface as Lawson was getting back on the race following an quick visit to the pits to replace his compromised front wing

Driver's Immediate Reaction

Immediately after, Racing Bulls driver Lawson communicated to his race engineer saying: "You've got to be joking? Did you witness that? I might have... taken their lives"

"I truly couldn't comprehend what I was witnessing"

"I rejoined with a fresh hard compound tires, and then I approached Turn One and suddenly there were two dudes dashing across the track"

"I nearly hit one of them, honestly, it was so dangerous"

Security Issues Highlighted

"Evidently there's been a failure in communication somehow but I've never encountered that before, and I can't recall observing that in the past. It's pretty unacceptable"

"We cannot comprehend how on a ongoing race track track officials can be permitted to just dash across the track in such a way. I'm clueless about the cause, I'm confident we'll get some kind of clarification, but this must never be repeated"

Governing Body Reviewing

Formula 1's governing body, the global motorsport federation, is thoroughly reviewing the events

"Subsequent to a first corner event, race control was informed that fragments were located on the track at the apex of that corner" declared the FIA

"During the third lap, track officials were informed and put on alert to go onto the racing surface and remove the wreckage once all cars had passed"

"Immediately when it was understood that Lawson had pitted, the orders to send marshals were withdrawn and a safety warning flag was raised in that area"

"The examination is ongoing what occurred subsequent to that time"