{'I could have killed them' - Lawson encounters near miss with Formula 1 marshals

Formula 1 competitor Liam Lawson stated he barely escaped a life-threatening accident during Sunday's F1 event in Mexico when two marshals crossed the track immediately ahead of his car

The concerning event took place on the third rotation when safety workers were observed on the circuit as Lawson was getting back on the race following an premature pit stop to change his broken nose section

Racer's Instant Response

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

"I genuinely couldn't process what I was witnessing"

"I came out on a fresh hard compound tires, and then I got to Turn One and unexpectedly appeared two dudes running across the track"

"I nearly hit one of them, frankly, it was extremely hazardous"

Security Issues Highlighted

"Obviously there's been a miscommunication somehow but This is the first time I've faced that before, and I can't recall observing that in the past. It's absolutely inexcusable"

"We can't understand how on a live track safety personnel can be allowed to just sprint across the track in that manner. I have no idea why, I'm certain we'll get some form of reasoning, but this must never be repeated"

Official Investigation Underway

F1's overseeing organization, the global motorsport federation, is thoroughly reviewing the events

"Following a turn one incident, track officials was informed that debris was present on the track at the turning point of that curve" commented the regulatory authority

"In the third rotation, marshals were notified and made ready to access the circuit and clear the fragments once the entire field had cleared the area"

"The moment it was realized that Lawson had made a pit stop, the instructions to dispatch marshals were withdrawn and a double yellow flag was displayed in that area"

"Our inquiry continues what happened following that moment"