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

The concerning event happened on the third rotation when track officials were seen on the track as Lawson was getting back on the race following an early pitstop to replace his compromised front wing

Competitor's Live Reaction

Immediately after, Racing Bulls driver Lawson communicated to his pit wall engineer saying: "Are you kidding me? Did you just see that? I could have... killed them"

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

"I exited on a new set of hards, and then I arrived at Turn One and there were just two individuals running across the track"

"I almost collided with one of them, truthfully, it was extremely hazardous"

Security Issues Highlighted

"Evidently there's been a failure in communication somehow but I've never encountered that before, and I can't recall observing that in the past. It's completely unacceptable"

"We fail to grasp how on a ongoing race track marshals can be allowed to just dash across the track like that. I don't understand the reason, I'm confident we'll get some kind of clarification, but it really can't happen again"

Formal Inquiry in Progress

Formula 1's governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), is thoroughly reviewing the circumstances

"Following a turn one incident, race control was advised that fragments were located on the track at the turning point of that curve" declared the FIA

"On lap three, safety personnel were notified and put on alert to access the circuit and clear the fragments once all cars had passed"

"As soon as it became apparent that Lawson had entered the pits, the orders to send officials were rescinded and a caution signal was shown in that area"

"Our inquiry continues what happened after that point"