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Formula 1 racer Liam Lawson disclosed he came dangerously close to a potentially deadly collision during Sunday's F1 event in Mexico when two safety personnel crossed the track immediately ahead of his car

The alarming incident happened on the third circuit when track officials were spotted on the racing surface as Lawson was returning to the race following an premature pit stop to replace his broken nose section

Driver's Immediate Reaction

Moments later, the Formula 1 racer Lawson communicated to his pit wall engineer saying: "Are you kidding me? Did you witness that? I might have... taken 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 there were just two dudes sprinting across the track"

"I nearly hit one of them, frankly, it was incredibly risky"

Security Issues Highlighted

"Obviously there's been a communication breakdown somewhere but I've never experienced that before, and I haven't previously witnessed that in the past. It's pretty unacceptable"

"We cannot comprehend how on a live track marshals can be authorized to just run across the track in that manner. I don't understand the reason, I'm certain we'll get some form of reasoning, but it really can't happen again"

Governing Body Reviewing

Formula 1's governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), is currently investigating the situation

"After an occurrence at turn one, track officials was informed that wreckage remained on the track at the apex of that corner" stated the governing body

"During the third lap, marshals were informed and placed on standby to access the circuit and clear the fragments once the entire field had cleared the area"

"The moment it was realized that Lawson had made a pit stop, the instructions to dispatch personnel were rescinded and a safety warning flag was raised in that zone"

"We are still investigating what transpired following that moment"