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Formula 1 racer Liam Lawson revealed he came dangerously close to a potentially deadly collision during Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix when two marshals darted across the track right in his path

The concerning event happened on the third circuit when marshals were spotted on the circuit as Lawson was getting back on 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 team engineer saying: "You've got to be joking? Could you believe what happened? I could have... killed them"

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

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

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

Track Safety Questioned

"Clearly there's been a communication breakdown somehow 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 live track track officials can be authorized to just run across the track like that. I don't understand the reason, I'm confident we'll get some sort of explanation, but this must never be repeated"

Formal Inquiry in Progress

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

"After an occurrence at turn one, track officials was advised that debris was present on the track at the critical section of that bend" commented the regulatory authority

"During the third lap, marshals were alerted 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 made a pit stop, the orders to send personnel were canceled and a double yellow flag was displayed in that section"

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