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Formula 1 racer Liam Lawson revealed he came dangerously close to a potentially fatal collision during Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix when two safety personnel darted across the track right in his path

The concerning event occurred on the third lap when marshals were spotted on the circuit as Lawson was getting back on the race following an premature pit stop to replace his broken nose section

Driver's Immediate Reaction

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

"I genuinely couldn't process what I was witnessing"

"I exited on a brand new hard tyres, and then I got to Turn One and unexpectedly appeared two guys dashing across the track"

"I almost collided with one of them, truthfully, it was incredibly risky"

Safety Concerns Raised

"Evidently there's been a communication breakdown at some point but I've never encountered that before, and I haven't previously witnessed that in the past. It's completely unacceptable"

"We fail to grasp how on a active circuit track officials can be permitted to just run across the track in that manner. I'm clueless about the cause, I'm sure we'll get some kind of clarification, but this must never be repeated"

Formal Inquiry in Progress

The sport's regulatory authority, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), is currently investigating the circumstances

"After an occurrence at turn one, race control was informed that fragments were located on the track at the critical section of that bend" commented the FIA

"On lap three, marshals were notified and made ready to access the circuit and recover the debris once the entire field had cleared the area"

"The moment it was realized that Lawson had pitted, the instructions to dispatch personnel were canceled and a caution signal was displayed in that section"

"The examination is ongoing what occurred after that point"