{'I could have killed them' - Lawson faces near miss with Formula 1 safety personnel
Formula 1 racer Liam Lawson stated he barely escaped a potentially deadly accident during Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix when two safety personnel crossed the track immediately ahead of his car
The concerning event occurred on the third circuit when safety workers were seen on the circuit as Lawson was rejoining 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 spoke to his team engineer saying: "Is this for real? Could you believe what happened? I nearly... ended their lives"
"I truly couldn't comprehend what I was seeing"
"I exited on a new set of hards, and then I got to Turn One and suddenly there were two guys dashing across the track"
"I nearly hit one of them, honestly, it was so dangerous"
Safety Concerns Raised
"Clearly there's been a communication breakdown at some point but I've never experienced that before, and I haven't really seen that in the past. It's pretty unacceptable"
"We can't understand how on a ongoing race track track officials can be allowed to just dash across the track in such a way. I'm clueless about the cause, I'm certain we'll get some sort of explanation, but this must never be repeated"
Official Investigation Underway
Formula 1's governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), is actively examining the situation
"After an occurrence at turn one, track officials was advised that debris was present on the track at the turning point of that curve" commented the governing body
"In the third rotation, safety personnel were alerted and put on alert 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"The moment it was realized that Lawson had pitted, the instructions to dispatch marshals were withdrawn and a caution signal was shown in that area"
"The examination is ongoing what transpired subsequent to that time"
