{'I could have killed them' - Lawson encounters dangerous incident with Formula 1 safety personnel
Formula 1 racer Liam Lawson revealed he came dangerously close to a potentially deadly incident during Sunday's F1 event in Mexico when a pair of track officials ran across the track directly in front of him
The concerning event took place on the third circuit when track officials were observed on the circuit as Lawson was getting back on the race following an quick visit to the pits to swap his broken nose section
Competitor's Live Reaction
Shortly afterward, the team's competitor Lawson communicated to his team engineer saying: "You've got to be joking? Did you just see that? I nearly... ended their lives"
"I truly couldn't comprehend what I was witnessing"
"I rejoined with a new set of hards, and then I got to Turn One and there were just two individuals running across the track"
"I nearly hit one of them, truthfully, it was extremely hazardous"
Security Issues Highlighted
"Evidently there's been a failure in communication at some point but I've never experienced that before, and I haven't previously witnessed that in the past. It's pretty unacceptable"
"We can't understand how on a active circuit track officials can be authorized to just sprint across the track in that manner. I'm clueless about the cause, I'm confident we'll get some sort of explanation, but this must never be repeated"
Governing Body Reviewing
Formula 1's governing body, the global motorsport federation, is currently investigating the circumstances
"Following a turn one incident, track officials was notified that debris was present on the track at the apex of that corner" declared the FIA
"On lap three, safety personnel were informed and made ready to enter the track and recover the debris once every vehicle had gone by"
"The moment it was realized that Lawson had pitted, the instructions to dispatch marshals were canceled and a caution signal was displayed in that area"
"The examination is ongoing what happened after that point"
