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Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson disclosed he barely escaped a potentially fatal accident during Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix when two marshals crossed the track right in his path

The dangerous situation happened on the third lap when safety workers were observed on the racing surface as Lawson was rejoining the race following an early pitstop to swap his compromised front wing

Competitor's Live Reaction

Shortly afterward, the team's competitor Lawson radioed to his pit wall engineer saying: "You've got to be joking? Did you witness that? I nearly... ended their lives"

"I truly couldn't comprehend what I was observing"

"I exited on a brand new hard tyres, and then I arrived at Turn One and there were just two guys sprinting across the track"

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

Track Safety Questioned

"Clearly 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 absolutely inexcusable"

"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 sure 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 actively examining the situation

"After an occurrence at turn one, track officials was notified that fragments were located on the track at the apex of that corner" declared the regulatory authority

"On lap three, track officials were notified and put on alert to go onto the racing surface and remove the wreckage once all cars had passed"

"Immediately when it was understood that Lawson had entered the pits, the directives to deploy officials were rescinded and a double yellow flag was raised in that zone"

"We are still investigating what transpired following that moment"