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Formula 1 racer Liam Lawson stated he narrowly avoided a life-threatening accident during Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix when two marshals crossed the track immediately ahead of his car

The alarming incident happened on the third circuit when safety workers were seen on the track as Lawson was returning to the race following an early pitstop to swap his broken nose section

Driver's Immediate Reaction

Immediately after, Racing Bulls driver Lawson spoke 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 observing"

"I came out on a new set of hards, and then I arrived at Turn One and suddenly there were two individuals sprinting across the track"

"I almost collided with one of them, honestly, it was so dangerous"

Security Issues Highlighted

"Clearly there's been a communication breakdown at some point but I've never encountered that before, and I haven't really seen that in the past. It's pretty unacceptable"

"We cannot comprehend how on a active circuit safety personnel can be authorized to just run across the track like that. I don't understand the reason, I'm certain we'll get some kind of clarification, but it really can't happen again"

Formal Inquiry in Progress

Formula 1's governing body, the global motorsport federation, is thoroughly reviewing the situation

"After an occurrence at turn one, track officials was informed that debris was present on the track at the apex of that corner" declared the FIA

"During the third lap, safety personnel were notified and put on alert to enter the track and clear the fragments once all cars had passed"

"The moment it was realized that Lawson had entered the pits, the instructions to dispatch personnel were withdrawn and a caution signal was shown in that area"

"The examination is ongoing what occurred after that point"