{'I could have killed them' - Lawson encounters close call with F1 safety personnel
Formula 1 competitor Liam Lawson stated he narrowly avoided a potentially fatal accident during Sunday's F1 event in Mexico when two safety personnel ran across the track directly in front of him
The concerning event took place on the third lap when safety workers were spotted on the circuit as Lawson was getting back on the race following an quick visit to the pits to replace his broken nose section
Racer's Instant Response
Shortly afterward, the Formula 1 racer Lawson spoke to his race engineer saying: "You've got to be joking? Did you witness that? I nearly... ended their lives"
"I genuinely couldn't process what I was observing"
"I rejoined with a brand new hard tyres, and then I approached Turn One and unexpectedly appeared two individuals dashing across the track"
"I came close to striking one of them, truthfully, it was incredibly risky"
Safety Concerns Raised
"Obviously there's been a failure in communication somewhere but I've never encountered that before, and I can't recall observing that in the past. It's absolutely inexcusable"
"We fail to grasp how on a active circuit marshals can be allowed to just run across the track like that. I have no idea why, I'm confident we'll get some kind of clarification, but this absolutely cannot recur"
Governing Body Reviewing
The sport's regulatory authority, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), is currently investigating the situation
"Following a turn one incident, race control was informed that debris was present on the track at the apex of that corner" stated the regulatory authority
"On lap three, marshals were alerted and put on alert to enter the track and remove the wreckage once all cars had passed"
"As soon as it became apparent that Lawson had entered the pits, the instructions to dispatch marshals were withdrawn and a safety warning flag was displayed in that area"
"Our inquiry continues what occurred after that point"
