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Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson disclosed he came dangerously close to a potentially fatal accident during Sunday's F1 event in Mexico when two marshals ran across the track directly in front of him

The alarming incident took place on the third lap when track officials were observed on the racing surface as Lawson was returning to the race following an quick visit to the pits to change his damaged front wing

Competitor's Live Reaction

Shortly afterward, the Formula 1 racer Lawson radioed to his race engineer saying: "Are you kidding me? Did you witness that? I could have... killed them"

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

"I came out on a new set of hards, and then I arrived at Turn One and unexpectedly appeared two guys sprinting across the track"

"I came close to striking one of them, frankly, it was extremely hazardous"

Safety Concerns Raised

"Obviously there's been a failure in communication somehow but This is the first time I've faced that before, and I can't recall observing that in the past. It's absolutely inexcusable"

"We cannot comprehend how on a active circuit marshals can be permitted to just sprint across the track in such a way. I don't understand the reason, I'm certain we'll get some form of reasoning, but it really can't happen again"

Official Investigation Underway

F1's overseeing organization, the global motorsport federation, is thoroughly reviewing the situation

"Following a turn one incident, the race directors was notified that fragments were located on the track at the critical section of that bend" stated the governing body

"In the third rotation, track officials were alerted and made ready to access the circuit and recover the debris once all cars had passed"

"As soon as it became apparent that Lawson had entered the pits, the orders to send personnel were canceled and a double yellow flag was shown in that section"

"We are still investigating what happened after that point"