{'I could have killed them' - Lawson encounters close call with Formula 1 safety personnel

Formula 1 competitor Liam Lawson revealed he came dangerously close to a life-threatening collision during Sunday's F1 event in Mexico when two safety personnel darted across the track immediately ahead of his car

The alarming incident took place on the third rotation when marshals were seen on the racing surface as Lawson was returning to the race following an quick visit to the pits to change his compromised front wing

Driver's Immediate Reaction

Shortly afterward, Racing Bulls driver Lawson communicated to his race engineer saying: "Are you kidding me? Did you just see that? I could have... killed them"

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

"I exited on a fresh hard compound tires, and then I arrived at Turn One and unexpectedly appeared two dudes running across the track"

"I came close to striking one of them, frankly, it was extremely hazardous"

Track Safety Questioned

"Evidently there's been a communication breakdown somewhere but This is the first time I've faced that before, and I haven't previously witnessed that in the past. It's absolutely inexcusable"

"We can't understand how on a live track track officials can be allowed to just run across the track like that. I have no idea why, I'm certain we'll get some sort of explanation, but this absolutely cannot recur"

Governing Body Reviewing

Formula 1's governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), is currently investigating the circumstances

"After an occurrence at turn one, the race directors was advised that fragments were located on the track at the critical section of that bend" declared the regulatory authority

"In the third rotation, safety personnel were alerted and made ready to enter the track and remove the wreckage once the entire field had cleared the area"

"As soon as it became apparent that Lawson had pitted, the instructions to dispatch personnel were withdrawn and a safety warning flag was raised in that section"

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