{'I could have killed them' - Lawson faces near miss with F1 marshals

Formula 1 competitor Liam Lawson disclosed he came dangerously close to a potentially fatal accident during Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix when two safety personnel crossed the track directly in front of him

The concerning event took place on the third rotation when marshals were seen on the racing surface as Lawson was returning to the race following an premature pit stop to change his broken nose section

Racer's Instant Response

Moments later, the Formula 1 racer Lawson spoke to his race engineer saying: "Is this for real? Did you just see that? I nearly... ended their lives"

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

"I came out on a new set of hards, and then I approached Turn One and suddenly there were two individuals dashing across the track"

"I came close to striking one of them, honestly, it was so dangerous"

Track Safety Questioned

"Obviously there's been a communication breakdown somewhere but I've never experienced that before, and I haven't really seen that in the past. It's pretty unacceptable"

"We cannot comprehend how on a active circuit track officials can be permitted to just dash across the track in that manner. I don't understand the reason, I'm sure we'll get some sort of explanation, but it really can't happen again"

Official Investigation Underway

The sport's regulatory authority, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), is thoroughly reviewing the situation

"Following a turn one incident, track officials was advised that debris was present on the track at the apex of that corner" commented the regulatory authority

"On lap three, track officials were alerted and put on alert to access the circuit and remove the wreckage once every vehicle had gone by"

"The moment it was realized that Lawson had made a pit stop, the instructions to dispatch personnel were canceled and a caution signal was raised in that section"

"The examination is ongoing what occurred after that point"