{'I could have killed them' - Lawson experiences close call with F1 marshals
Formula 1 competitor Liam Lawson revealed he narrowly avoided a potentially deadly accident during Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix when two marshals crossed the track directly in front of him
The concerning event took place on the third rotation when track officials were spotted on the track as Lawson was returning to the race following an premature pit stop to replace his broken nose section
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 seeing"
"I exited on a fresh hard compound tires, and then I arrived at Turn One and there were just two dudes sprinting across the track"
"I came close to striking one of them, frankly, it was incredibly risky"
Security Issues Highlighted
"Obviously there's been a communication breakdown at some point but I've never experienced that before, and I haven't really seen that in the past. It's completely unacceptable"
"We fail to grasp how on a live track marshals can be authorized to just sprint across the track like that. I have no idea why, I'm confident we'll get some sort of explanation, but it really can't happen again"
Governing Body Reviewing
Formula 1's governing body, the global motorsport federation, is actively examining the events
"Following a turn one incident, race control was advised that debris was present on the track at the apex of that corner" stated the regulatory authority
"On lap three, track officials were alerted and put on alert to access the circuit and remove the wreckage once all cars had passed"
"As soon as it became apparent that Lawson had entered the pits, the directives to deploy marshals were rescinded and a safety warning flag was displayed in that area"
"The examination is ongoing what occurred following that moment"
