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Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson revealed he came dangerously close to a life-threatening incident during Sunday's F1 event in Mexico when two marshals crossed the track directly in front of him

The dangerous situation happened on the third rotation when safety workers were observed on the racing surface as Lawson was returning to the race following an early pitstop to replace his broken nose section

Racer's Instant Response

Immediately after, Racing Bulls driver Lawson spoke to his race engineer saying: "You've got to be joking? Did you witness that? I nearly... ended their lives"

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

"I came out on a new set of hards, and then I approached Turn One and unexpectedly appeared two dudes running across the track"

"I nearly hit one of them, frankly, it was extremely hazardous"

Safety Concerns Raised

"Evidently there's been a miscommunication at some point but This is the first time I've faced that before, and I haven't previously witnessed that in the past. It's completely unacceptable"

"We can't understand how on a active circuit marshals can be authorized to just dash across the track like that. I have no idea why, I'm certain we'll get some kind of clarification, but it really can't happen again"

Formal Inquiry in Progress

F1's overseeing organization, the FIA, is actively examining the situation

"After an occurrence at turn one, race control was advised that fragments were located on the track at the apex of that corner" commented the FIA

"In the third rotation, track officials were notified and made ready to enter the track and clear the fragments once all cars had passed"

"Immediately when it was understood that Lawson had made a pit stop, the orders to send personnel were canceled and a double yellow flag was shown in that zone"

"We are still investigating what happened subsequent to that time"