{'I could have killed them' - Lawson encounters dangerous incident with F1 track officials
Formula 1 racer Liam Lawson revealed he narrowly avoided a life-threatening incident during Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix when a pair of track officials crossed the track directly in front of him
The alarming incident took place on the third rotation when marshals 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
Competitor's Live Reaction
Moments later, Racing Bulls driver Lawson communicated to his race engineer saying: "You've got to be joking? Could you believe what happened? I might have... taken their lives"
"I genuinely couldn't process what I was seeing"
"I exited on a fresh hard compound tires, and then I approached Turn One and unexpectedly appeared two individuals sprinting across the track"
"I nearly hit one of them, honestly, it was extremely hazardous"
Track Safety Questioned
"Clearly there's been a miscommunication somehow 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 fail to grasp how on a active circuit track officials can be authorized to just run across the track in that manner. I don't understand the reason, I'm sure we'll get some form of reasoning, but this must never be repeated"
Formal Inquiry in Progress
F1's overseeing organization, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), is actively examining the events
"Following a turn one incident, track officials was notified that wreckage remained on the track at the apex of that corner" declared the FIA
"On lap three, track officials were informed and put on alert to enter the track and clear the fragments once every vehicle had gone by"
"Immediately when it was understood that Lawson had made a pit stop, the instructions to dispatch officials were rescinded and a caution signal was shown in that area"
"Our inquiry continues what transpired subsequent to that time"
