{'I could have killed them' - Lawson experiences near miss with Formula 1 safety personnel
Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson revealed he came dangerously close to a potentially deadly collision during Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix when a pair of track officials crossed the track immediately ahead of his car
The concerning event happened on the third lap when track officials were seen on the circuit as Lawson was returning to the race following an quick visit to the pits to change his damaged front wing
Competitor's Live Reaction
Immediately after, the Formula 1 racer Lawson communicated to his pit wall engineer saying: "Are you kidding me? Did you witness that? I could have... killed them"
"I honestly couldn't believe what I was seeing"
"I rejoined with a fresh hard compound tires, and then I approached Turn One and there were just two individuals sprinting across the track"
"I nearly hit one of them, truthfully, it was extremely hazardous"
Security Issues Highlighted
"Evidently there's been a communication breakdown 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 absolutely inexcusable"
"We fail to grasp how on a ongoing race track marshals can be allowed to just dash across the track in that manner. I have no idea why, I'm sure we'll get some form of reasoning, but it really can't happen again"
Governing Body Reviewing
Formula 1's governing body, the global motorsport federation, is actively examining the situation
"After an occurrence at turn one, track officials was advised that fragments were located on the track at the critical section of that bend" declared the FIA
"On lap three, safety personnel were informed and placed on standby to go onto the racing surface and remove the wreckage once every vehicle had gone by"
"The moment it was realized that Lawson had made a pit stop, the orders to send personnel were withdrawn and a double yellow flag was displayed in that section"
"The examination is ongoing what transpired after that point"
