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

The concerning event took place on the third rotation when marshals were spotted on the track as Lawson was getting back on the race following an premature pit stop to replace his compromised front wing

Driver's Immediate Reaction

Shortly afterward, the Formula 1 racer Lawson spoke to his pit wall engineer saying: "Are you kidding me? Did you just see that? I nearly... ended their lives"

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

"I came out on a fresh hard compound tires, and then I approached Turn One and unexpectedly appeared two dudes sprinting across the track"

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

Security Issues Highlighted

"Obviously there's been a miscommunication somewhere but I've never experienced that before, and I haven't really seen that in the past. It's absolutely inexcusable"

"We can't understand how on a ongoing race track track officials can be allowed to just sprint across the track like that. I have no idea why, I'm certain we'll get some kind of clarification, but this absolutely cannot recur"

Official Investigation Underway

The sport's regulatory authority, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), is currently investigating the situation

"Subsequent to a first corner event, track officials was notified that fragments were located on the track at the critical section of that bend" commented the FIA

"During the third lap, safety personnel were informed and put on alert to access the circuit and recover the debris once all cars had passed"

"As soon as it became apparent that Lawson had pitted, the directives to deploy personnel were withdrawn and a caution signal was shown in that zone"

"The examination is ongoing what occurred subsequent to that time"