{'I could have killed them' - Lawson experiences close call with F1 track officials
Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson disclosed he narrowly avoided a life-threatening incident during Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix when two safety personnel crossed the track immediately ahead of his car
The alarming incident happened on the third lap when track officials were observed on the track as Lawson was returning to the race following an early pitstop to replace his broken nose section
Competitor's Live Reaction
Shortly afterward, the team's competitor Lawson communicated to his pit wall engineer saying: "Is this for real? Did you just see that? I nearly... ended their lives"
"I genuinely couldn't process what I was observing"
"I exited on a brand new hard tyres, and then I approached Turn One and unexpectedly appeared two dudes sprinting across the track"
"I nearly hit one of them, honestly, it was extremely hazardous"
Security Issues Highlighted
"Evidently there's been a miscommunication somewhere but I've never encountered that before, and I can't recall observing that in the past. It's completely unacceptable"
"We cannot comprehend how on a ongoing race track track officials can be allowed to just sprint across the track like that. I don't understand the reason, I'm sure we'll get some form of reasoning, but this absolutely cannot recur"
Governing Body Reviewing
The sport's regulatory authority, the global motorsport federation, is thoroughly reviewing the situation
"After an occurrence at turn one, race control was informed that wreckage remained on the track at the turning point of that curve" commented the FIA
"In the third rotation, marshals were informed and placed on standby to enter the track and clear the fragments once all cars had passed"
"The moment it was realized that Lawson had pitted, the orders to send officials were canceled and a caution signal was shown in that area"
"Our inquiry continues what occurred subsequent to that time"
