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Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson revealed he barely escaped a potentially fatal accident during Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix when a pair of track officials ran across the track directly in front of him

The concerning event occurred on the third lap when marshals were seen on the track as Lawson was returning to the race following an premature pit stop to change his damaged front wing

Driver's Immediate Reaction

Shortly afterward, the team's competitor Lawson radioed to his team engineer saying: "You've got to be joking? Could you believe what happened? I nearly... ended their lives"

"I honestly couldn't believe what I was observing"

"I came out on a brand new hard tyres, and then I got to Turn One and suddenly there were two dudes running across the track"

"I nearly hit one of them, honestly, it was incredibly risky"

Safety Concerns Raised

"Evidently there's been a communication breakdown 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 safety personnel can be authorized to just sprint across the track in such a way. I don't understand the reason, I'm certain we'll get some sort of explanation, but it really can't happen again"

Governing Body Reviewing

F1's overseeing organization, the global motorsport federation, is currently investigating the situation

"After an occurrence at turn one, track officials was notified that debris was present on the track at the critical section of that bend" commented the FIA

"On lap three, marshals were informed and made ready to access the circuit and clear the fragments once all cars had passed"

"Immediately when it was understood that Lawson had made a pit stop, the instructions to dispatch officials were withdrawn and a double yellow flag was displayed in that zone"

"We are still investigating what occurred following that moment"